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oxygen lance

American  

noun

  1. a tube for conveying oxygen, used in various thermal cutting or steelmaking operations.


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Technically, Mike had used the perfectly well-known trick of an oxygen lance to pierce the airlock door, let the air out of the lock, and so allow the outer door to be opened.

From Space Tug by Leinster, Murray

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