flamethrower

flamethrower
flamethrower flamethrower n. (Mil.) a weapon that squirts ignited liquid or gelatinous fuel for several yards. [WordNet 1.5]

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  • flamethrower — noun Date: 1917 1. a device that expels from a nozzle a burning stream of liquid or semiliquid fuel under pressure 2. a pitcher who throws hard ; a fastball pitcher …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • flamethrower — /flaym throh euhr/, n. 1. a weapon, either mounted or portable, that sprays ignited incendiary fuel for some distance. 2. Agric. See flame cultivator. [1915 20; FLAME + THROWER] * * * Military assault weapon that projects a stream of blazing oil… …   Universalium

  • flamethrower — noun A device that projects a flame for starting fires, it may also project additional fuel to help ignition. Used either as a weapon or a tool …   Wiktionary

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