lighter fluid
noun
1
: the liquid in a lighter (such as a cigarette lighter) that is its fuel
2
: a liquid accelerant used especially to ignite charcoal briquettes for grilling food
The average back-yard chef, wishing to cook hamburgers, tries to ignite the charcoal via the Squirt, Light and Wait Method, wherein you squirt lighter fluid on a pile of briquettes, light the pile, then wait until they have turned a uniform grey.—
Dave Barry
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Nothing says a romantic night, in the cheapest way possible, than wine that either tastes like water or lighter fluid.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
Township officials said Tuesday that butane and nitrous oxide, lighter fluid, vape pens, and canisters measuring 12-18 inches and weighing 10-15 pounds exploded during a blaze at Goo Smoke Shop/Select Distributors, 19100 15 Mile Road, a former Save-A-Lot retail and warehouse store.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
In the hours after Mason first went missing, investigators said Watson was seen on security cameras driving her car at 3 a.m. to the Waterbury recycling center and then at a Walmart buying lighter fluid, two rolls of plastic sheeting and a Minnie Mouse towel, according to Courant archives.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2024
Inhaling gasoline, lighter fluid, or other vapors soaked into fabric.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 21 May 2024
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Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
Township officials said Tuesday that butane and nitrous oxide, lighter fluid, vape pens, and canisters measuring 12-18 inches and weighing 10-15 pounds exploded during a blaze at Goo Smoke Shop/Select Distributors, 19100 15 Mile Road, a former Save-A-Lot retail and warehouse store.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
In the hours after Mason first went missing, investigators said Watson was seen on security cameras driving her car at 3 a.m. to the Waterbury recycling center and then at a Walmart buying lighter fluid, two rolls of plastic sheeting and a Minnie Mouse towel, according to Courant archives.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2024
Inhaling gasoline, lighter fluid, or other vapors soaked into fabric.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 21 May 2024
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“Lighter fluid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lighter%20fluid. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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