flamethrower
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈfleɪmˌθroʊər/
- Specialized
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lanzallamas
- He demonstrated how to operate a flamethrower safely during the training session.
- flamethrower fire
- flamethrower tank
- homemade flamethrower
All right, guys, we got not one but two flamethrowers here.
- All right, guys, we got not one but two flamethrowers here.
- I'm getting a, a, a flamethrower and like, man, fuck you, man, you're lying.
- Well the weight and the crew were realistic but not the big gun or the flamethrower.
- The Prussian Captain VOR tried out new small group techniques with flamethrowers, and the close quarter fighting was proving grounds for his ideas for storm troops.
- Get rid of every single person in your life, and I mean every single person in your life that doesn't make your flame shoot like Elon Musk's flamethrower.
- So it was like your flamethrower over here in much grander scale.
Examples
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It's a flamethrower. The fiery tongue shoots up towards the roof of the cave.
Fiction book (1996) -
"The situation is so dire that residents can legally attach small flamethrowers to cars to repel carjackers."
Blog text (33) -
Is this a this a flamethrower that could cause a huge fire?
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Watch out for the flamethrower!
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Next time I go anywhere, I plan on packing a flamethrower, just in case.
Blog text (15) -
The flamethrower fires again, scorching the rock wall, filling the cave with a pall of smoke.
Fiction book (1996) -
The Marines said enough of that and cleared out the caves systematically with flamethrowers until they heard crying children.
Blog text (11) -
Like an impromptu flamethrower, the nozzle spews a twenty-foot jet of fire which engulfs the T-Bird in an instant.
Fiction book (1991) -
The soldiers advanced with a flamethrower, ready to clear the enemy's stronghold.
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The movie featured an intense scene where a flamethrower was used to ignite a massive fire.
Synonyms
9
8.1
A bottle filled with liquid and a rag people light and throw to start fires
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6.6
A bomb that starts fires, often used against buildings or fuel
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7.3
A weapon made to start fires using chemicals
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7.7
A device like a blowtorch or flamethrower that makes a strong, directed flame
1
8.5
A device made to start fires in buildings or fuel stores
1
7.4
A simple weapon that uses a bottle of gasoline and a cloth wick to start fires
How Powerful
- Specialized
1
8.5
- Specialized
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7.5
- Specialized
16
4.6
15
1.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Flamethrower is made from the words flame ('fire') and thrower ('one who throws'). Think of it as a tool that 'throws' fire forward, which is why the word means a weapon that sends burning fuel a long way.