oxyacetylene torch

American  

[ahk-see-uh-set-uhl-een tawrch, -in] / ˌɑk si əˈsɛt əlˌin ˈtɔrtʃ, -ˌɪn /

noun

1. Metalworking. a torch that burns a mixture of acetylene and oxygen, producing an extremely hot flame for welding and cutting metal.

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oxyacetylene torch Scientific  

/ ŏk′sē-ə-sĕt′l-ĭn,-ēn′ /

1. A gas torch that burns a mixture of acetylene and oxygen to produce a high-temperature flame (3,000°C or 5,400°F) that can weld or cut metal.

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oxyacetylene torch

For three hours a safe expert knifed the steel door with an oxyacetylene torch, at last swung it open Potent though the raid had been, the $84.500 was intact.

From Time Magazine Archive

At 45, he has put away childish things, makes abstract steel things with the help of an oxyacetylene torch and gas welding.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now when a fire breaks out in a sculptor's studio, it is more likely to be caused by an unwatched oxyacetylene torch.

From Time Magazine Archive

An oxyacetylene torch had taken an hour to cut the window out; the lab crew, aboard the ship, were still trying to find out just what the stuff was.

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