Blowtorch
a small portable apparatus that gives an extremely hot gasoline flame intensified by a blast, used especially in metalworking.
to weld, burn, or ignite with or as with a blowtorch.
Contemporary Examples
Japan Nuclear Fallout: How Bad Could It Get? Josh Dzieza March 11, 2011
French Torture Mastermind Paul Aussaresses Dies Peacefully at 95 David Sessions December 3, 2013
Historical Examples
The Water Eater Win Marks
Planet of Dread Murray Leinster
Skyrider B. M. Bower
The Caves of Fear John Blaine
Highways in Hiding George Oliver Smith
The Sensitive Man Poul William Anderson
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 Various
noun
a small burner that produces a very hot flame, used to remove old paint, melt soft metal, etc
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