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Definitions

flamethrower

[fleym-throh-er] / ˈfleɪmˌθroʊ ər /
NOUN
weapon
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ammunition bomb cannon firearm gun knife machete machine gun missile nerve gas pistol revolver rifle shotgun sword tear gas
STRONG
arbalest archery arrow assegai ax axe backsword ballista banderilla barong bat baton battle-ax bayonet bazooka blackjack blade blowgun bludgeon boomerang catapult cleaver club crossbow cudgel cutlass dagger dart dirk harpoon hatchet howitzer lance musket saber scythe slingshot spear spike stiletto switchblade
WEAK
anlace atlatl billy club bow and arrow bowie knife brass knuckles hunting knife nuclear bomb nunchaku

Example Sentences

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They gave lefty flamethrower Blake Snell $182 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

South Korean police said they would seek an arrest warrant for a woman who set fire to her apartment building while trying to kill a cockroach with an improvised flamethrower, local media report.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025

But while those people are spared — for now — this fits with a bigger picture of Musk taking a flamethrower to an unfathomable amount of medical research and prevention work, both here and abroad.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2025

Graterol didn’t get so lucky with his injury, which has limited the 25-year-old flamethrower to only one Cactus League appearance on March 2.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2024

Chomsky torched a potted shrub with a flamethrower.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.