FLAMETHROWER

Meaning of FLAMETHROWER in English

Pronunciation: - ˌ thr ō - ə r

Function: noun

Date: 1917

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

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

FLAMETHROWER — noun Date: 1917 a device that expels from a nozzle a burning stream of liquid or semiliquid fuel under pressure, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FLAMETHROWER — Military assault weapon that projects a stream of blazing oil or gasoline against enemy positions. It consists of one or …
Английский словарь Британика
FLAMETHROWER — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : a device that expels from a nozzle a burning stream of liquid or semiliquid fuel under pressure …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLAMETHROWER — /flaym"throh'euhr/ , n. 1. a weapon, either mounted or portable, that sprays ignited incendiary fuel for some distance. 2. Agric. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FLAMETHROWER — n. device that shoots out a burning stream of fuel (used in combat, agriculture, etc.)
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FLAMETHROWER — noun Date: 1917 1. : a device that expels from a nozzle a burning stream of liquid or semiliquid fuel …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FLAMETHROWER — [flame.throw.er] n (1917) 1: a device that expels from a nozzle a burning stream of liquid or semiliquid fuel under …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FLAMETHROWER — n. Military assault weapon that projects a stream of blazing oil or gasoline against enemy positions. It consists of one …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FLAMETHROWER — Synonyms and related words : automatic, blowgun, blowpipe, firearm, gat, gun, handgun, heater, musket, peashooter, piece, pistol, repeater, revolver, rifle, …
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FLAMETHROWER — Огнемёт
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FLAMETHROWER — n. огнемет
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FLAMETHROWER — n. огнемет
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FLAMETHROWER — Огнемёт
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NAPALM — Organic compound, the aluminum soap or salt of a mixture of fatty acid s, used to thicken gasoline for use …
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FLASH — I. ˈflash, -aa(ə)-, -ai- verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English flaschen, of imitative origin intransitive verb 1. : rush …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLAME — I. ˈflām noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English flaume, flambe, from Middle French flame, flamme (from Old French, from …
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FLAME PROJECTOR — noun : flamethrower
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SLACK — I. adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Corporate profits have been hurt by slack demand. ▪ I let the rope …
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POST
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OBSERVATION POST — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Capt. Warr found an excellent observation post , but our party was not so successful. …
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OBSERVATION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES observation post observation tower powers of observation ▪ Experience improves our powers of observation, since …
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FARTHER — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB go ▪ Britain has gone farther than any country in the West towards …
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NAPALM — n. Organic compound, the aluminum soap or salt of a mixture of fatty acid s, used to thicken gasoline for …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SIX SHOOTER — Synonyms and related words : AA gun, BAR, BB gun, Big Bertha, Bren, Bren gun, Garand, Garand rifle, Gatling gun, …
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SHOTGUN — Synonyms and related words : automatic, blowgun, blowpipe, coerce, compel, concuss, constrain, firearm, flamethrower, gat, gun, handgun, heater, make, musket, …
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ROD — Synonyms and related words : Maypole, atomic pile, automatic, bar, baton, billet, birch, blowgun, blowpipe, breeder reactor, bricks, caduceus, cane, …
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RIFLE
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REVOLVER — Synonyms and related words : automatic, blowgun, blowpipe, firearm, flamethrower, gat, gun, handgun, heater, musket, peashooter, piece, pistol, repeater, rifle, …
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REPEATER — Synonyms and related words : automatic, backslider, ballot-box stuffer, balloter, blowgun, blowpipe, elector, firearm, flamethrower, floater, fraudulent voter, gat, gun, …
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PISTOL
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PIECE
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PEASHOOTER — Synonyms and related words : automatic, blowgun, blowpipe, firearm, flamethrower, gat, gun, handgun, heater, musket, piece, pistol, repeater, revolver, rifle, …
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