blowtorch

American  

[bloh-tawrch] / ˈbloʊˌtɔrtʃ /

noun

1. a small portable apparatus that gives an extremely hot gasoline flame intensified by a blast, used especially in metalworking.

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verb (used with object)

1. to weld, burn, or ignite with or as with a blowtorch.

blowtorch British  

/ ˈbləʊˌtɔːtʃ /

noun

1. a small burner that produces a very hot flame, used to remove old paint, melt soft metal, etc

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Etymology

Origin of blowtorch

First recorded in 1905–10; blow ² + torch ¹

Example Sentences

Left behind on the street outside the Louvre was the truck, a jerry can, a blowtorch, angle grinders, a walkie-talkie and yellow vests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Police found an angle-grinder and a blowtorch at the scene.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025

That was the assumption, at least, until Wednesday, when Moss took a blowtorch to those plans, scorching Louisville for 372 yards and six scores that shattered both USC and Holiday Bowl touchdown records.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2023

“The wind was so terrible it was just like a blowtorch, and once we would get certain areas put out it would just reignite,” she said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2023

It was like she was a blowtorch burning my neck and making a crispy marshmallow out of my throat.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya