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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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 the blaze at Goo.
—Christina Hall, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024
Killed by a gunshot wound to the neck, Greenhalgh had been fatally shot before her cottage was set intentionally ablaze with lighter fluid — to hide evidence, officials said in a search warrant affidavit unsealed in 2018.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
The labels are typically removed with lighter fluid and the bottles resealed and dispensed to other patients.
—Scott Zamost, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2024
This may or may not go without saying, but all flammable materials (aerosol cans over 3.4 ounces that hold fuels, gasoline, butane, lighter fluid, certain paints, gas torches, etc.) cannot be flown with on any commercial flight.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2024
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Christina Hall, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024
Killed by a gunshot wound to the neck, Greenhalgh had been fatally shot before her cottage was set intentionally ablaze with lighter fluid — to hide evidence, officials said in a search warrant affidavit unsealed in 2018.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
The labels are typically removed with lighter fluid and the bottles resealed and dispensed to other patients.
—Scott Zamost, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2024
This may or may not go without saying, but all flammable materials (aerosol cans over 3.4 ounces that hold fuels, gasoline, butane, lighter fluid, certain paints, gas torches, etc.) cannot be flown with on any commercial flight.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Lighter fluid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lighter%20fluid. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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