torchwood

American  

[tawrch-wood] / ˈtɔrtʃˌwʊd /

noun

1. any of various resinous woods wood suitable for making torches, torch, as the wood of the tree Amyris balsamifera, of the rue family, native to Florida and the West Indies.

2. any of the trees yielding these woods. wood.

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torchwood British  

/ ˈtɔːtʃˌwʊd /

noun

1. any of various rutaceous trees or shrubs of the genus Amyris, esp A. balsamifera, of Florida and the Caribbean, having hard resinous wood used for torches

2. any of various similar trees the wood of which is used for torches

3. the wood of any of these trees

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Etymology

Origin of torchwood

First recorded in 1595–1605; torch ¹ + wood ¹

Example Sentences

Torchwood followed Captain Jack and his team of alien hunters and grew a cult following amongst sci-fi fans since it first aired in 2006.

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A shrine for a much-loved character from Doctor Who spin-off show Torchwood is set to be taken down after more than a decade.

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"I love Doctor Who, but Torchwood was something else. It was quirky, it was campy, it was just a lot of fun," she said.

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Spin-off show Torchwood left a lasting legacy when it concluded in 2011, with a shrine at Cardiff Bay commemorating the late character Ianto Jones who was in a relationship with John Barrowman's pansexual character Captain Jack Harkness.

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He said: "It is a different show, it does not have The Doctor in it. We have done that over the years. There was Torchwood, which was set in Cardiff and the Sarah Jane Adventures."

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