单词 | lighter fluid |
释义 | > as lemmaslighter fluid lighter fluid n. (a) a flammable liquid, often petroleum or alcohol based, used as an accelerant and in certain types of cigarette lighter; (b) a liquefied flammable gas, typically butane, used in cigarette lighters and some types of blowtorches. ΚΠ 1927 Life 26 May 28/1 (advt.) Use Douglass Lighter Fluid; just the right grade. 1955 W. Gaddis Recognitions ii. i. 317 Setting fire to his hand dipped in lighter fluid. 1994 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 5 July Inhaled butane gas from a tube of lighter fluid and drunk bourbon at the party. 1996 Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minnesota) 23 Jan. (Wisconsin Briefing section) 3 b He said he was filling his cigarette lighter and spilled some lighter fluid on his chest. 2018 High Point (N. Carolina) Enterprise (Nexis) 26 May Never pour an accelerant such as lighter fluid or gasoline on the grill. < as lemmas |
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