flamethrower
Americannoun
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a weapon, either mounted or portable, that sprays ignited incendiary fuel for some distance.
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Agriculture. flame cultivator.
Etymology
Origin of flamethrower
Example Sentences
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"At that time, I was behaving a little bit like this flamethrower," she explained.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Once Chester realized that this mysterious D-III flamethrower was, in fact, real, he reached out to Ed Santa, a longtime Colorado Rockies scout who covered Western Pennsylvania.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
South Korean police said they would seek an arrest warrant for a woman who set fire to her apartment building while trying to kill a cockroach with an improvised flamethrower, local media report.
From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025
Instead, that polarity motif is more thrillingly captured when Eve fends off a flamethrower with a fire hose.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025
Naomi cut me dead with a flamethrower glare.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
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