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heat gun

American  

noun

  1. a handheld device that produces a flameless stream of extremely hot air, as for rapid drying or for softening paint for removal.


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Then use a heat gun on the old paint and peel away as much as you can with a metal paint scraper.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

Engineers shrink-wrapped the shuttle a week earlier, “using a great big heat gun fueled by a propane tank,” according to Clark.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2024

I think the workers are just pushing nails back into place, filling the void with joint compound, drying it with a heat gun and repainting.

From Washington Post • Aug. 1, 2021

After a while, Durrell wrestled the AMD microchip, an integrated CPU and GPU, away from the circuit board using a heat gun and pair of pliers.

From The Verge • Dec. 5, 2019

With the heat gun he sheared off their tentacles; he could sell the zirconia in the entities.

From The Beast of Space by Hardart, F.E.

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