flamethrower
noun
flame·throw·er
ˈflām-ˌthrō-ər 
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
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But here, the body isn’t a site of discomfort so much as destruction—a flamethrower ready to ignite.
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Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 13 Feb. 2026
The Royals were building a dominant tandem in Estévez and flamethrower Lucas Erceg.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2026
Another video shows a person using a makeshift flamethrower on security forces in the southern city of Shiraz.
—Henry Austin, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
When two bumbling thieves (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern) attempt to rob his home, Kevin begins an elaborately violent, slapstick battle of wits via booby traps involving a tarantula, paint buckets, and flamethrowers.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
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Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 13 Feb. 2026
The Royals were building a dominant tandem in Estévez and flamethrower Lucas Erceg.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2026
Another video shows a person using a makeshift flamethrower on security forces in the southern city of Shiraz.
—Henry Austin, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
When two bumbling thieves (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern) attempt to rob his home, Kevin begins an elaborately violent, slapstick battle of wits via booby traps involving a tarantula, paint buckets, and flamethrowers.
—Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
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“Flamethrower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flamethrower. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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