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单词 liquid fire
释义

liquid fire


noun

flaming petroleum or the like, as employed against an enemy in warfare.

Origin of liquid fire

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby liquid fire

liquidator, liquid compass, liquid crystal, liquid-crystal display, liquid ecstasy, liquid fire, liquid glass, liquid gold, liquidity, liquidity event, liquidity preference
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Example sentences from the Web for liquid fire

  • A liquid-fire bomb or incendiary shell, and an incendiary rifle-bullet attracted attention early in 1859.

    Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. II (of IV),--1857-1874|Charles L. Graves
  • I'd give each man two pistols and a lot of training and omit a lot of this liquid-fire business and grenades.

    The Brighton Boys in the Trenches|James R. Driscoll

British Dictionary definitions for liquid fire

liquid fire

noun

inflammable petroleum or other liquid used as a weapon of war in flamethrowers, etc
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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