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flamethrower

[fleym-throh-er]

noun

  1. a weapon, either mounted or portable, that sprays ignited incendiary fuel for some distance.

  2. Agriculture.flame cultivator.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of flamethrower1

First recorded in 1915–20; flame + thrower
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The FBI called it a suspected terror attack and said the suspect had used a makeshift flamethrower, Molotov cocktails and other incendiary devices.

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Another appeared to use a makeshift flamethrower to set the interior of a car ablaze.

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Instead, that polarity motif is more thrillingly captured when Eve fends off a flamethrower with a fire hose.

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Twelve people were injured in Colorado on Sunday when a man attacked a group gathering in support of Israeli hostages, throwing two incendiary devices and using a makeshift flamethrower.

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Police say a man used a "makeshift flamethrower" in an antisemitic attack on Sunday that left eight people injured in Boulder, Colorado.

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