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blow torch

blow torch is the alternative spelling of blowtorch.

Meaning of blowtorch

Noun

blowtorch (plural blowtorches)

  1. A tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame.
    Synonyms:
    torch
  2. (US, slang) A jet fighter.
    • When the firecan jockeys have flown their blowtorches some 100,000 miles, the doctors take over for the ground physical.1949, Popular Science, volume 155, number 6, page 120

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Forms of blow torch

pluralblow torches

Questions about blow torch

What is blow torch the alternative spelling of?
Blow torch is the alternative spelling of blowtorch.

Words near blow torch in the dictionary

  1. blow this popsicle stand
  2. blow this taco stand
  3. blow through
  4. blow to kingdom come
  5. blow tomahawks
  6. blow torch
  7. blow torches
  8. blow town
  9. blow up
  10. blow up in one's face
  11. blow up the tote

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