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.
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Origin of flamethrower
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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
Scythe Goddard decided it was a day for samurai swords, although Chomsky refused to part with his flamethrower.
From "Scythe" 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
The film contains more than 1,000 digital fire FX shots, ranging from flaming arrows and flamethrowers to massive explosions and fire tornadoes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025
Jaeger is an adventurous fellow who is fond of flamethrowers and scorns Searcher whose preferred tool is a hoe.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2022
Nail files, hedge trimmers, and homemade flamethrowers were more his speed.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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