blast lamp

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noun

a torch or lamp, as a blowtorch or a lamp for lampworking, in which the flame is fed by an air or oxygen blast.

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Origin of blast lamp

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby blast lamp

-blastic, blasting, blasting gelatin, blasting powder, blast injection, blast lamp, blasto-, blastochyle, blastocoel, blastocyst, blastoderm

How to use blast lamp in a sentence

Here, in a dilapidated room, Saleem recounts the November blast.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The blast was so strong,” he said, “we thought the world was ending.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now that he was Sir Alfred, there was one final blast of publicity.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Witnesses said the girls were in their late teens and had been accompanied by a man who left soon after the blast.
The New Face of Boko Haram’s Terror: Teen Girls|Nina Strochlic|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Another Dem who has been just a heart-beat (or a lamp bash) away from being president.
Why 2016’s Hopefuls Are Hopeless|P. J. O’Rourke|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He came to the top of the stairs with a lamp in his hand, and wanted to know what the rumpus was about.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
But the withering mildew was now breathed forth, that was intended to blast this goodly harvest.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Every light in the hall was ablaze; every lamp turned as high as it could be without smoking the chimney or threatening explosion.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Now he blew out the lamp and stood over me in the half-light, holding out a hand.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
Martini appeared from his little anti-room, with a lamp in his hand, as the prison clock struck ten.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter