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Flamethrower vs Firearm - What's the difference?

flamethrower | firearm |

As nouns the difference between flamethrower and firearm

is that flamethrower is a device that projects a flame for starting fires, it may also project additional fuel to help ignition used either as a weapon or a tool while firearm is a personal weapon that uses explosive powder to propel a metal (usually lead) projectile.

flamethrower

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A device that projects a flame for starting fires, it may also project additional fuel to help ignition. Used either as a weapon or a tool.

    • firearm

    English

    (wikipedia firearm)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A personal weapon that uses explosive powder to propel a metal (usually lead) projectile.

    • Hyponyms

    * See .