blowtorch

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blowtorch

  • /ˈbləʊˌtɔːtʃ/ UK
  • /ˈbloʊˌtoɹt͡ʃ/ US

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From blow + torch.

noun blowtorches · blow torch

  1. A tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame.
  2. US, slang A jet fighter. When the firecan jockeys have flown their blowtorches some 100,000 miles, the doctors take over for the ground physical.

verb blowtorches · blowtorching · blowtorched

  1. transitive To apply a blowtorch to (something).

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