blowtorch

Etymology

From blow +‎ torch.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbləʊˌtɔːtʃ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbloʊˌtoɹt͡ʃ/

• Audio (General American):

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• Hyphenation: blow‧torch

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.

   Synonym: torch

2. (US, military, slang) A jet fighter.
   • 1949, Popular Science, volume 155, number 6, page 120:

     When the firecan jockeys have flown their blowtorches some 100,000 miles, the doctors take over for the ground physical.

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).

Further reading

• blowtorch on Wikipedia.Wikipedia