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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Dozens of stores selling fireworks resembling flamethrowers and packaged in garish boxes saw little foot traffic on a weekday morning.
From Barron's
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
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
For a closer, they turned to Roki Sasaki, the Japanese rookie flamethrower who has been a reliever for all of 10 days.
He was followed by flamethrower Edgardo Henriquez, who walked the first two hitters and gave up a hit to the third, forcing in two runs.
From Los Angeles Times
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