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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Scott Jennings just took a blowtorch to Democrats over Joe Biden's pardon of Hunter Biden.
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Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
In the lab’s experiments, the new gel lasted seven minutes under a blowtorch — a temperature much higher than most wildfires — while commercially available options lasted about 90 seconds.
—Tom Li, The Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2024
No welding or operating a torch, such as an oxygen-acetylene welder or propane blowtorch.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 22 May 2024
The $21 old fashioned was served in a glass that was first placed over small pieces of wood that were lit on fire with a small blowtorch to capture the smokiness.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2024
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Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
In the lab’s experiments, the new gel lasted seven minutes under a blowtorch — a temperature much higher than most wildfires — while commercially available options lasted about 90 seconds.
—Tom Li, The Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2024
No welding or operating a torch, such as an oxygen-acetylene welder or propane blowtorch.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 22 May 2024
The $21 old fashioned was served in a glass that was first placed over small pieces of wood that were lit on fire with a small blowtorch to capture the smokiness.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2024
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“Blowtorch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blowtorch. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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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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