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A flamethrower is a ranged incendiary device designed to project a controllable jet of fire. First deployed by the Byzantine Empire in the 7th century AD, flamethrowers saw use in modern times during World War I, and more widely in World War II as a tactical weapon against fortifications.
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| Flamethrower | is a | ranged incendiary device designed to project a controllable jet of fire | 0.90 | text |
| Flamethrower | is a | loan-translation of the German word Flammenwerfer | 0.90 | text |
| Flamethrower | is a | tool | 0.90 | text |
| propane | instance of | but commercial flamethrowers are generally blowtorches using gaseous fuels | 0.80 | text |
| members of the Arab Empire | instance of | gave the Byzantines a substantial military advantage against enemies | 0.80 | text |
| Flamethrower | related to 18th century | In | 0.60 | section |
| Flamethrower | related to 18th century | Prussian Army | 0.60 | section |
| Flamethrower | related to 18th century | Lange's | 0.60 | section |
| Flamethrower | related to 18th century | Schlangen-Brand-Spritze | 0.60 | section |
| Flamethrower | related to 18th century | Peter | 0.60 | section |
| Flamethrower | related to 18th century | Great's | 0.60 | section |
| Flamethrower | related to 18th century | Vasily Dmitrievich Korchmin | 0.60 | section |
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