blowtorch
See also: blow torch
English
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editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbləʊˌtɔːtʃ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbloʊˌtoɹt͡ʃ/
Noun
editblowtorch (plural blowtorches)
- A tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame.
- (US, military, slang) A jet fighter.
- 1949, Popular Science, volume 155, number 6, page 120:
- When the firecan jockeys have flown their blowtorches some 100,000 miles, the doctors take over for the ground physical.
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editVerb
editblowtorch (third-person singular simple present blowtorches, present participle blowtorching, simple past and past participle blowtorched)