blowtorch
noun
blow·torch
ˈblō-ˌtȯrch 
: a small burner having a device to intensify combustion by means of a blast of air or oxygen, usually including a fuel tank pressurized by a hand pump, and used especially in plumbing
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Never use a blowtorch or open flame to thaw a pipe.
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Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Four thieves dressed up as construction workers and used drills, power saws and blowtorches to ransack a Cherry Creek jeweler last July, making off with more than $12 million in luxury watches and accessories.
—Max Levy, The Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2025
The fabled Santa Ana winds in California have suddenly become a blowtorch to the lives of regular folks.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Another said deputies used a blowtorch to melt metal onto his skin.
—Jerry Mitchell, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Four thieves dressed up as construction workers and used drills, power saws and blowtorches to ransack a Cherry Creek jeweler last July, making off with more than $12 million in luxury watches and accessories.
—Max Levy, The Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2025
The fabled Santa Ana winds in California have suddenly become a blowtorch to the lives of regular folks.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
Another said deputies used a blowtorch to melt metal onto his skin.
—Jerry Mitchell, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Blowtorch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blowtorch. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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blowtorch
noun
blow·torch
-ˌtȯrch
: a small burner whose flame is made hotter by a blast of air or oxygen
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