flamethrower, n.All

A Flamethrower is a pretty good weapon if you ever have to fight Wookies.

A Flamethrower is a device whose very existence proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done."

A Flamethrower is a fire hose

A Flamethrower is a squirt gun's alter-ego.

A Flamethrower is a low-tech lightsaber

A Flamethrower is a portable bunsen burner

A Flamethrower is a handheld dragon

A Flamethrower is a reverse fire extinguisher

The Roman Empire had a ship-mounted flamethrowers, uniquely effective due to the fact that throwing water onto it would only feed the fire.