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flamethrower
[ fleym-throh-er ]
/ ˈfleɪmˌθroʊ ər /
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noun
a weapon, either mounted or portable, that sprays ignited incendiary fuel for some distance.
Agriculture. flame cultivator.
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Words nearby flamethrower
flameproof, flame retardant, flame retarder, flame stitch, flame test, flamethrower, flame tree, flame war, flaming, flamingo, flamingo-flower
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How to use flamethrower in a sentence
Now he runs a business mitigating local invasive plants without herbicides, using a jerry-rigged flamethrower and a self-designed tractor-mulcher he calls the “Forest Saver.”
This Vermont Utility Is Revolutionizing Its Power Grid to Fight Climate Change. Will the Rest of the Country Follow Suit?|Alejandro de la Garza/Panton, Vt.|July 26, 2021|TimeFor those of you unfamiliar, this is the magical equivalent of a flamethrower that also launches grenades filled with acid.
Commander Brock, having completed his duties in the aft flamethrower hut, also stormed the Mole.
The Blocking of Zeebrugge|Alfred F. B. CarpenterInstead of water, the hoses could spit fire like a flamethrower.
A Thought For Tomorrow|Robert E. Gilbert
British Dictionary definitions for flamethrower
flame-thrower
noun
a weapon that ejects a stream or spray of burning fluid
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