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Vinony

flamethrower

noun

  1. mechanical incendiary device designed to project a long controllable stream of fire
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈfleɪmˌθɹəʊ.ə/ / /ˈfleɪmˌθɹoʊ.ɚ/

noun

Etymology: From flame + thrower, calque of German Flammenwerfer.

  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. 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."”

    “So when we see guys like that open, we gotta give them the ball. Especially Bryn [Forbes], he's a flamethrower. The guy is one of the best shooters I've been around, so to have him going in the game, it's much needed for us. We need him to get going. We need him to hit shots.”