blowtorch

noun

blow·​torch ˈblō-ˌtȯrch 

: a small burner having a device to intensify combustion by means of a blast of air or oxygen, usually including a fuel tank pressurized by a hand pump, and used especially in plumbing

Examples of blowtorch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Dinner consists of 14 courses, with plenty of flair—dramatic blowtorch sears, smoke delivered by balloon, even select cuts of fish dusted with edible glitter. — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 3 Aug. 2026

Not even a reason for teams or coaches to fire blowtorches at each other. — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 2 July 2026

According to the affidavit, Victim 1 had a cloth stuffed into his mouth while two suspects held him down and Le approached with a blowtorch. — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026

When a group went to smoke marijuana in the parking lot of the Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort, two of the people were kidnapped at gunpoint and terrorized with a blowtorch and pliers, a federal complaint said. — Sofia Saric june 11, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for blowtorch

• porch
• scorch
• torch

Kids Definition

blowtorch

noun

blow·​torch -ˌtȯrch 

: a small burner whose flame is made hotter by a blast of air or oxygen