flame weapon

  • 1Flame tank — A flame tank is a term commonly applied to a tank or other armoured fighting vehicle equipped with a flamethrower.Flame tanks are used to supplement combined arms attacks against fortifications or other obstacles. They only reached significant… …

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  • 2flame thrower — UK [ˈfleɪm ˌθrəʊə(r)] US [ˈfleɪm ˌθroʊər] noun [countable] [singular flame thrower plural flame throwers] a machine that shoots burning liquid, used either as a weapon or for destroying trees and other plants …

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  • 3flame thrower — ▪ weapon       military assault weapon that projects a stream of blazing oil or thickened gasoline against enemy positions. As used in World War II and later wars it consisted basically of one or more fuel tanks, a cylinder of compressed gas to… …

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  • 4flame-thrower — flameˈ thrower noun A weapon of war that releases a powerful jet of burning liquid • • • Main Entry: ↑flame * * * ˈflame thrower [flame thrower flame throwers] noun a weapon like a gun that shoots out burning liquid or flames and is often used… …

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  • 5flame|throw|er — flame thrower, or flame|throw|er «FLAYM THROH uhr», noun. 1. a weapon that throws a stream of burning fuel through the air from the nozzle of a metal tube connected to tanks of fuel and compressed air: »U.S. marines, landing from 30 helicopters,… …

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  • 6flame-thrower — flame throwers also flame thrower N COUNT A flame thrower is a gun that can send out a stream of burning liquid and that is used as a weapon or for clearing plants from an area of ground …

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  • 7flame thrower — flame .thrower n a machine like a gun that shoots flames or burning liquid, used as a weapon or for clearing plants …

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  • 8flame thrower — flame throw|er [ fleım ,θrouər ] noun count a machine that shoots burning liquid, used either as a weapon or for destroying trees and other plants …

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  • 9flame-thrower — ► NOUN ▪ a weapon that sprays out burning fuel …

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  • 10flame-thrower — weapon which shoots a stream of burning fuel …

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