blowtorch

noun

blow·​torch ˈblō-ˌtȯrch How to pronounce blowtorch (audio)
: 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

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Is lighting your fire with a blowtorch overkill? Graham Averill, Outside, 11 Oct. 2025 Orange columns of flame shot like blowtorches out of stacks and pipes, uncontrolled. Calmatters, Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2025 Do not use a blowtorch, kerosene or propane heater, charcoal stove, or other open flame device. Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025 No team can carve the organs out of its fan base with a blowtorch and rusty pliers quite like the Browns. Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blowtorch

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of blowtorch was in 1895

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“Blowtorch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blowtorch. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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blowtorch

noun
blow·​torch -ˌtȯrch How to pronounce blowtorch (audio)
: a small burner whose flame is made hotter by a blast of air or oxygen

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