Associations to the word «Flamethrower»

Wiktionary

FLAMETHROWER, noun. A device that projects a flame for starting fires, it may also project additional fuel to help ignition. Used either as a weapon or a tool.

Dictionary definition

FLAMETHROWER, noun. A weapon that squirts ignited fuel for several yards.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats