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flamethrower

[ fleym-throh-er ]

noun

  1. a weapon, either mounted or portable, that sprays ignited incendiary fuel for some distance.
  2. Agriculture. flame cultivator.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of flamethrower1

First recorded in 1915–20; flame + thrower
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That’s what happens when you have a president with no filter, no conscience and a flamethrower where his mouth should be.

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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.

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But he has a consistent history of being a flamethrower in the staid halls of Congress.

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They could point to the underwhelming progress made by flamethrower Bobby Miller.

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When the Dodgers traded for Glasnow and signed him to a five-year extension, they did so understanding the risk that came with the flamethrower’s lengthy injury history.

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