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blowtorch

noun
/ˈbləʊˌtɔːtʃ/UK/ˈbloʊˌtoɹt͡ʃ/US

Etymology

From blow + torch.

  1. derived from *terkʷ-✻ — “to spin; to turn”
  2. derived from torqua
  3. derived from *torca✻ — “coiled object”
  4. derived from torche
  5. inherited from torch
  6. compounded as blowtorch — “blow + torch”

Definitions

  1. A tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order…

    A tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame.

  2. A jet fighter.

    • When the firecan jockeys have flown their blowtorches some 100,000 miles, the doctors take over for the ground physical.

  3. To apply a blowtorch to (something).

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA