blowtorch

[ bloh-tawrch ]

noun

1. a small portable apparatus that gives an extremely hot gasoline flame intensified by a blast, used especially in metalworking.

verb (used with object)

1. to weld, burn, or ignite with or as with a blowtorch.

blowtorch

/ ˈbləʊˌtɔːtʃ /

noun

1. a small burner that produces a very hot flame, used to remove old paint, melt soft metal, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of blowtorch¹

First recorded in 1905–10; blow ² + torch ¹

Example Sentences

Trump “is going to hit the Department of Justice with a blowtorch — and that torch is Matt Gaetz,” former Trump aide Stephen K. Bannon said last week.

From Los Angeles Times

They arrived in construction vests and surgical masks, armed with signal jammers, sledgehammers and blowtorches.

From Los Angeles Times

Boiling water was poured over Ms Spencer, a lighter and spray can were used as a blowtorch, burning her face, and she was beaten around the head with a blunt object.

From BBC

She used food colouring to get the right shade of blonde for Swift's hair and a blowtorch to add a shine to her trousers.

From BBC

That was the assumption, at least, until Wednesday, when Moss took a blowtorch to those plans, scorching Louisville for 372 yards and six scores that shattered both USC and Holiday Bowl touchdown records.

From Los Angeles Times