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flamethrower

mechanical incendiary device designed to project a long controllable stream of fire
Product weapon_type Q45183
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flamethrower

Summary

flamethrower is a weapon type[1]. flamethrower ranks in the top 10% of weapon_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,591 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • flamethrower's instance of is recorded as weapon type[3].
  • flamethrower is a type of incendiary weapon[4].
  • flamethrower is a type of physical tool[5].
  • flamethrower's Commons category is recorded as Flamethrowers[6].
  • flamethrower's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Flamethrowers[7].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for flamethrower include Liekinheitin[8], a musical work/composition[9].

Why It Matters

flamethrower ranks in the top 10% of weapon_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,591 views/month).[2] flamethrower has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] flamethrower is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Entities named for flamethrower include Liekinheitin[8], a musical work/composition[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . tesauromuseus.com.br. Retrieved . tesauromuseus.com.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_flamethrower_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{flamethrower}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/flamethrower}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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