liquid fire

noun

1. flaming petroleum or the like, as employed against an enemy in warfare.

liquid fire

noun

1. inflammable petroleum or other liquid used as a weapon of war in flamethrowers, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of liquid fire¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

She had been the only woman working the Bessemer steel mill, pouring liquid fire into molds and showing the men how to lift machinery without wrenching their backs.

From Washington Post

A part of me feared that the beast had followed me into the waking world and was lurking somewhere nearby, under the water or in the twisted branches, watching with eyes like liquid fire and sparks seething from its soot-blackened teeth.

From Literature

When they needed a drink, the best they could do was sip some refreshing liquid fire.

From Literature

At the Cyclopes’ feet, a red vein in the ground burst open, spraying the monsters with liquid fire from the Phlegethon.

From Literature

A server might suggest with your meal a little thimble of what looks like liquid fire: pili pili, a habanero-stoked condiment and an exception to Kenya’s relatively tame flavor profile.

From Washington Post