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FLAMETHROWER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does flamethrower mean?
• FLAMETHROWER (noun)
The noun FLAMETHROWER has 1 sense:
1. a weapon that squirts ignited fuel for several yards
Familiarity information: FLAMETHROWER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A weapon that squirts ignited fuel for several yards
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("flamethrower" is a kind of...):
arm; weapon; weapon system (any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting)
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