FLAMETHROWER

flamethrower

(noun) a weapon that squirts ignited fuel for several yards

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

flamethrower (plural flamethrowers)

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.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

24 October 2024

ELLIPSE

(noun) a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it; “the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant”


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Coffee Trivia

Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.

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