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flamethrowers

flamethrowers is the plural of flamethrower.

Meaning of flamethrower

Noun

flamethrower (plural flamethrowers)

  1. A device that projects a flame for starting fires, and sometimes also additional fuel to help ignition. Used either as a weapon or a tool.
  2. (slang) Someone who is extremely good at throwing or shooting balls.
    • "We allowed him to kind of orchestrate the whole offense, and he got comfortable early," George said. "He's a flamethrower. Once he gets hot, it's over."2017 April 11, “Mike Conley Rewards Grizzlies' Faith With a Career Season”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Jan 2018

Questions about flamethrowers

What is flamethrowers the plural of?
Flamethrowers is the plural of flamethrower.

Words near flamethrowers in the dictionary

  1. flames up
  2. flamestrike
  3. flamestrikes
  4. flameth
  5. flamethrower
  6. flamethrowers
  7. flamethrowing
  8. flamewar
  9. flameware
  10. flamewars
  11. flamework

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