英语词汇flamethrower的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	flamethrower
词源	flamethrower. During the World War I Battle of Verdun on February 21, 1916, the Germans used flamethrowers for the first time anywhere in actual combat. The word is a translation of the German flammenuerfer. Verdun was one of the most critical battles of the war, resulting in more than a quarter mil- lion deaths and 1 million wounded.
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