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.—
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The report alleged that Ivory went to the Walmart store’s sporting-goods section and picked up two machetes and lighter fluid.
—Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Dec. 2024
Gonzales poured lighter fluid throughout the store during the standoff, was seen holding a lighter and made suicidal threats to police, the department said.
—Skye Seipp, Austin American-Statesman, 6 June 2024
Advertisement Police alleged that Cole set a bush on fire next to a home in Fountain Valley’s Arches Court neighborhood after dousing it with lighter fluid.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Gloves and bleach were found in the front of the car and lighter fluid was in the backseat, the medical examiner wrote in the report.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
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Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Dec. 2024
Gonzales poured lighter fluid throughout the store during the standoff, was seen holding a lighter and made suicidal threats to police, the department said.
—Skye Seipp, Austin American-Statesman, 6 June 2024
Advertisement Police alleged that Cole set a bush on fire next to a home in Fountain Valley’s Arches Court neighborhood after dousing it with lighter fluid.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Gloves and bleach were found in the front of the car and lighter fluid was in the backseat, the medical examiner wrote in the report.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Lighter fluid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lighter%20fluid. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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