flame-thrower

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flame-thrower

n
(Military) a weapon that ejects a stream or spray of burning fluid
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flame-thrower

[ˈfleɪmˌθrəʊəʳ] nlanciafiamme m inv
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His uncle's entire lineage, including infants, were shot, while another rebel was allegedly dispatched with a flame-thrower.
ACHEF has been jailed after setting another man's hair on fire with a home-made "flame-thrower".
On July 17, 1916, Bradford-born Fred, who was serving with the West Yorkshire Regiment, was attacked by a German flame-thrower while on sentry duty and suffered horrendous burns.
One time the teen escaped injury when an aerosol deodorant was lit and the makeshift flame-thrower was pointed at his head, Mr Newman said.
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I pulled the plastic away from the bushes, and yikes, they looked like they had been hit by a flame-thrower. The plastic had created a solar tent, overheating and killing the bushes.
LOS ANGELES -- A guy riding a tricycle with a flame-thrower attached and a company of mime clowns helped Taylor Swift open the Grammy Awards.
Neil said: "It was like a flame-thrower. The neighbour a few houses down could see the flames leaping above our fence from his back garden."
London, Sep 30 (ANI): A James Bond bike with flame-thrower and ejector seat is set to be unveiled in London.
SPY film fan Colin Furze has invented the perfect weapon to settle road-rage disputes - a flame-thrower attached to his moped.
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