flamethrower
noun
flame·throw·er
ˈflām-ˌthrō-ər 
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
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The battle required nearly four weeks of filming, 200 more VFX shots than last season’s centerpiece battle, and a flamethrower sequence that gave star Gabriel Luna unsettling visions for weeks.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
The last line of defense being four guys with flamethrowers?
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Apr. 2025
That five-run cushion proved crucial when the Red Sox showed signs of life in the top of the ninth, scoring two runs against Orioles flamethrower Felix Bautista on a Romy Gonzalez RBI double and a Duran RBI single.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
That sculpted style is not what one expects to see in a universe where its heroes may live peacefully one moment and have to destroy flesh-eating monsters with a flamethrower the next.
—Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 11 May 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
The last line of defense being four guys with flamethrowers?
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Apr. 2025
That five-run cushion proved crucial when the Red Sox showed signs of life in the top of the ninth, scoring two runs against Orioles flamethrower Felix Bautista on a Romy Gonzalez RBI double and a Duran RBI single.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
That sculpted style is not what one expects to see in a universe where its heroes may live peacefully one moment and have to destroy flesh-eating monsters with a flamethrower the next.
—Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 11 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for flamethrower
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“Flamethrower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flamethrower. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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