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blowtorch

Syllables: blow·torchUK/ˈbləʊˌtɔːtʃ//ˈbloʊˌtoɹt͡ʃ/

blowtorch noun: a tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame.

blowtorch: a tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to...
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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

Verb

blowtorch (third-person singular simple present blowtorches, present participle blowtorching, simple past and past participle blowtorched)

  1. (transitive) To apply a blowtorch to (something).

blowtorch meaning in Tagalog, Thai and Vietnamese

blowtorch in Tagalog

tool
soplete

blowtorch in Thai

tool
คบเพลิง kóp-pləəng

blowtorch in Vietnamese

tool
đèn xì

Synonyms of blowtorch

Forms of blowtorch

Noun
pluralblowtorches
alternative formblow torch
Verb
third-person singular presentblowtorches
present participleblowtorching
past participleblowtorched
pastblowtorched

Origin of blowtorch

From blow + torch.

Questions about blowtorch

What does blowtorch mean?
Blowtorch means a tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame.
What is blowtorch in Tagalog?
Blowtorch in Tagalog is soplete. See Blowtorch meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is blowtorch?
Blowtorch can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce blowtorch?
Blowtorch is pronounced /ˈbləʊˌtɔːtʃ/ (UK).
What is the plural of blowtorch?
The plural of blowtorch is blowtorches.

Words near blowtorch in the dictionary

  1. blowsily
  2. blowsiness
  3. blowsy
  4. blowth
  5. blowths
  6. blowtorch
  7. blowtorched
  8. blowtorches
  9. blowtorching
  10. blowtube
  11. blowtubes

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