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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Luke Kennard, a flamethrower who scored 50 points in the first two games, has scored just eight in the last two.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
"At that time, I was behaving a little bit like this flamethrower," she explained.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 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
For a closer, they turned to Roki Sasaki, the Japanese rookie flamethrower who has been a reliever for all of 10 days.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 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
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