flamethrower
Americannoun
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flamethrowers
plural
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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.
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The fall of Brendan Rodgers, and Dermot Desmond's startling evisceration of a celebrated manager, could only be rivalled if Celtic's major shareholder suddenly takes a flamethrower to his relationship with O'Neill.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
"At that time, I was behaving a little bit like this flamethrower," she explained.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
You don’t have to suddenly become a flamethrower, but some sparks would help.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
They gave lefty flamethrower Blake Snell $182 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025
When he looks up to see me, the glare of his eye is like a flamethrower.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
Nobody knows for sure just how hard legendary flamethrowers like Walter Johnson, Bob Feller or Nolan Ryan truly threw.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Dozens of stores selling fireworks resembling flamethrowers and packaged in garish boxes saw little foot traffic on a weekday morning.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
Calculating velocity wasn’t precise until about 20 years ago, making it difficult to compare Joyce and Chapman to legendary flamethrowers such as Bob Feller and Nolan Ryan, who avoided injury while amassing staggering numbers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2024
A limited line of 20,000 flamethrowers sold by Boring Co. in 2018 to raise $10 million for its tunnel-building tests attracted huge interest.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2022
Nail files, hedge trimmers, and homemade flamethrowers were more his speed.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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