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
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No team can carve the organs out of its fan base with a blowtorch and rusty pliers quite like the Browns.
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Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
None of these drinks require obscure syrups, a blowtorch or a $70 shaker.
—Emily Price, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Along the way, Paul takes a blowtorch to Carey’s face, burning off his eyebrows.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2025
At one point, Paul improvises a blowtorch and singes Carey’s face, leaving his peepers hairless.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
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Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
None of these drinks require obscure syrups, a blowtorch or a $70 shaker.
—Emily Price, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Along the way, Paul takes a blowtorch to Carey’s face, burning off his eyebrows.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2025
At one point, Paul improvises a blowtorch and singes Carey’s face, leaving his peepers hairless.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blowtorch
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“Blowtorch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blowtorch. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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blowtorch
noun
blow·torch
-ˌtȯrch
: a small burner whose flame is made hotter by a blast of air or oxygen
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