liquid fire

American  

noun

1. flaming petroleum or the like, as employed against an enemy in warfare.

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liquid fire British  

noun

1. inflammable petroleum or other liquid used as a weapon of war in flamethrowers, etc

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Etymology

Origin of liquid fire

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

She had been the only woman working the Bessemer steel mill, pouring liquid fire into molds and showing the men how to lift machinery without wrenching their backs.

From Washington Post

A part of me feared that the beast had followed me into the waking world and was lurking somewhere nearby, under the water or in the twisted branches, watching with eyes like liquid fire and sparks seething from its soot-blackened teeth.

From Literature

When they needed a drink, the best they could do was sip some refreshing liquid fire.

From Literature

The result, softly crunchy with onions and equal parts pleasure and pain, washes over the tongue like liquid fire.

From Washington Post

A server might suggest with your meal a little thimble of what looks like liquid fire: pili pili, a habanero-stoked condiment and an exception to Kenya’s relatively tame flavor profile.

From Washington Post