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
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. GravesI'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