flamethrower
noun
a weapon, either mounted or portable, that sprays ignited incendiary fuel for some distance.
flamethrowers
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pluralof flamethrower.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Racking up buckets of saves sent Billy Wagner and Trevor Hoffman to the Hall of Fame and turned flamethrowers like Mitch “Wild Thing” Williams and Eric “Game Over” Gagne into cult figures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 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
Musk's Boring Co sold flamethrowers and hats to raise funds for its Hyperloop transportation project.
From Reuters ● Aug. 17, 2022
Nail files, hedge trimmers, and homemade flamethrowers were more his speed.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
