To broaden your education, Bob, it is a largish, sudden eruption of fire, just a tad short of an explosion. The red drums placed in front of the bridge in the picture have a black powder igniter floating in about 15 litres of petrol/diesel mix. Result: Gout of Flame!
I tried Google and came up with these responses:
Dragon's Breath: Information From Answers.com
Free Online Dictionary, Encyclopedia. Thesaurus and much more ... When fired, a
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Mandarin: Information From Answers.com
Free Online Dictionary, Encyclopedia. Thesaurus and much more ... "Flame Blast," a flamethrower-like
gout of flame. ...
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Amazon.com: Profile For H. Grove: Reviews
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gout of flame had apparently shot straight out of the oven when he opened it up.
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gout of flame errupts from one of the huts. ...
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gout of flame shot backwards up my arm, singed all the hair from the back of
my hand and halfway up my forearm, and took-out some of the fringe off my ...