blowtorch

Etymology

blow + torch

noun

  1. A tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame.
  2. (US, military, 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

  1. To apply a blowtorch to something.

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