blowtorch
verbEtymology From blow + torch.
1
To apply a blowtorch to (something).
blowtorch
nounUK /ˈbləʊˌtɔːtʃ/ · US /ˈbloʊˌtoɹt͡ʃ/
Etymology From 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.
- When the firecan jockeys have flown their blowtorches some 100,000 miles, the doctors take over for the ground physical.1949, Popular Science, volume 155, number 6, page 120:
- Related terms
- blowlamp, cutting torch, flamethrower, gas-axe, hot blue spanner, hot wrench, smoke wrench