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

Examples of flamethrower in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That’s lusty output for a mere 3.0-liter engine, literally sparked by the Nettuno’s calling card: pre-ignition chambers atop each cylinder that set off an initial charge of fuel and air, which jet into cylinders like little flamethrowers for more efficient and thorough combustion. —Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2025

Image Marines attacked some Japanese defenses blocking the path to Mount Suribachi with flamethrowers. —Hannah Beech, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025

Thermobaric flamethrowers are those that fire incendiary ammunition and their development dates back to the USSR in the 1970s, according to the National Defense University of Ukraine. —Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024

Death metal musician’s home, festooned with flamethrowers,weapons and ammo, erupted in heavy metal fire. —Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for flamethrower

• whistleblower
• blower
• goer
• grower
• knower
• lower
• mower
• rower
• slower
• sower
• thrower