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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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Nearby words

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Origin of blast lamp

First recorded in 1880–85

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for blast lamp

Then Jefferson said: "Light that blast-lamp, and we'll open it."
For Jacinta|Harold Bindloss
A blast-lamp is likely to be more useful here than the fish-tail burner.
Laboratory Manual of Glass-Blowing|Francis C. Frary
Jumping down, he went along the track and stopped in the strong light a blast-lamp threw across a gap.
Northwest!|Harold Bindloss
They worked by a blast-lamp until late at night and began again before daybreak in the morning.
The Girl From Keller's|Harold Bindloss