vlammenwerper
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From vlam + -en- + werpen + -er, calque of German Flammenwerfer.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]vlammenwerper m (plural vlammenwerpers, diminutive vlammenwerpertje n)
- a flamethrower [from 1915]
- 1915 July 3, “Van het Westelijk oorlogsterrein”, in De Tijd, vol. 70, No. (?)20674, part 2, page 1:
- De Duitschers gebruiken nog steeds hun „vlammenwerpers”, omtrent het gebruik waarvan instructies zijn verstrekt aan speciaal daartoe opgeleide pioniers.
- The German still use their flamethrowers, about whose use instructions have been provided to pioneers [front soldiers] who have been specially trained for it.
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