flame thrower

Military fire weapon

A flame thrower is a weapon that projects a stream of burning fuel, used primarily in military combat to clear bunkers, trenches, and dense vegetation.

The device typically consists of a fuel tank, pressurized gas, and an ignition system.

Smaller versions exist for controlled burns in agriculture and firefighting.

Also spelled as one word: flamethrower.

weapon

nozzle

Flow-directing pipe fitting

incendiary · propellant · trigger · canister · hose · barrel · pressurized · portable · pilot light · spray nozzle

warfare

trench warfare

Combat from fortified ditches

D-Day · Iwo Jima · military operation · fortification · pillbox · defensive position · World War II · Vietnam · tunnel rat · beach landing

destruction

incinerate

Burn to nothing

burn · obliterate · raze · engulf · consume · annihilate · firestorm · conflagration · inferno · blaze

entertainment

fire breathing

Expelling combustion from mouth

action movie · circus · Hollywood · video game · Elon Musk · spectacle · theatrical

Categories
Opposites
thermal effect

flame throwerfreeze ray

Weapon that immobilizes targets

cooling system

destructive purpose

flame throwerfire extinguisher

Portable flame suppression device

fire hose · sprinkler system · fire blanket · foam cannon · shield

elemental medium

flame throwerwater cannon

Pressurized stream weapon

fire hose · water hose · water gun · pressure washer · sprinkler system

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG