torchwood

[ tawrch-wood ]

noun

1. any of various resinous woods wood suitable for making torches, torch, as the wood of the tree Amyris balsamifera, of the rue family, native to Florida and the West Indies.
2. any of the trees yielding these woods. wood.

torchwood

/ ˈtɔːtʃˌwʊd /

noun

1. any of various rutaceous trees or shrubs of the genus Amyris, esp A. balsamifera, of Florida and the Caribbean, having hard resinous wood used for torches
2. any of various similar trees the wood of which is used for torches
3. the wood of any of these trees

Word History and Origins

Origin of torchwood¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; torch ¹ + wood ¹

Example Sentences

These include serial killers in both the BBC One/Starz series “Torchwood: Miracle Day” and Jennifer Lynch’s 2008 film “Surveillance,” as well as a detective with a troubling underside in USA Network’s anthology series “The Sinner.”

From Los Angeles Times

Over his long career in television, film and theater, Gelder also appeared in the beloved British sci-fi show “Doctor Who” and its spinoff, “Torchwood,” as well as in “His Dark Materials,” a television adaptation of the trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman.

From Seattle Times

Born in 1949, the British actor was also known as Mr. Dekker in 2009’s “Torchwood: Children of Earth,” the sci-fi spinoff of the “Doctor Who” revival.

From Seattle Times

Over a 50-year career in television, film and theater, Mr. Gelder appeared in the beloved British sci-fi show “Doctor Who” and its spinoff “Torchwood,” as well as in a television adaptation of “His Dark Materials,” the trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman.

From New York Times

In exchange, “Doctor Who” may now go the way of other Disney IP and retry spinning off stories from the mother TARDIS, as the BBC once attempted with “Torchwood” and “The Sarah Jane Adventures.”

From Salon