blowtorch
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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)
2.
to weld, burn, or ignite with or as with a blowtorch.
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blowtorch (ˈbləʊˌtɔːtʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a small burner that produces a very hot flame, used to remove old paint, melt soft metal, etc | |
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Blowtorch
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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blowtorch
a small tubular instrument for directing a jet of air or other gas into a flame in order to concentrate and increase the flame's heat. A blowpipe is usually operated directly by mouth, but a small bellows may also be used.
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Example sentences
The fire had been raised to blowtorch proportions by the wind blowing in through the broken living room window.
The origin of the fire was believed to be a blowtorch used in soldering tin by workmen who were repairing the roof.
At times, the picture seems to have been edited with a blowtorch.
Axle grease also freezes and is warmed with a blowtorch.
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