"blowtorch" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbləʊˌtɔːtʃ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbloʊˌtoɹt͡ʃ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-blowtorch.wav Forms: blowtorches [plural]
Etymology: From blow + torch. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|blow|torch|notext=1|type=exocentric}} blow + torch Head templates: {{en-noun}} blowtorch (plural blowtorches)
  1. A tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame. Categories (topical): Tools Synonyms: torch Translations (tool): bufador [masculine] (Catalan), 噴燈 /喷灯 (pēndēng) (Chinese Mandarin), soldeerlamp [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), ŝalmo (Esperanto), veldilo (Esperanto), puhalluslamppu (Finnish), chalumeau [masculine] (French), lampe à souder [feminine] (French), Lötlampe (German), καμινέτο (kaminéto) (Greek), séidlampa [masculine] (Irish), lampada per saldare (Italian), トーチランプ (Japanese), ឧបករណ៍ដុតឧស្ម័ន (ʼupaʼkɑɑ dot ʼusman) (Khmer), 토치램프 (tochiraempeu) (Korean), pūmura (Maori), calamèth [masculine] (Occitan), opalarka [feminine] (Polish), lampa lutownicza [feminine] (Polish), palnik lutowniczy [masculine] (Polish), maçarico [feminine] (Portuguese), пая́льная ла́мпа (pajálʹnaja lámpa) [feminine] (Russian), soplete [masculine] (Spanish), blåslampa [common-gender] (Swedish), soplete (Tagalog), pürmüz (Turkish), đèn xì (Vietnamese), lamp losgi [feminine] (Welsh), chwythlamp [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-blowtorch-en-noun-S4s0lhY6 Disambiguation of Tools: 57 19 24 Disambiguation of 'tool': 100 0
  2. (US, military, slang) A jet fighter. Tags: US, slang Categories (topical): Military, Fire
    Sense id: en-blowtorch-en-noun-nWevbEoX Disambiguation of Fire: 30 66 4 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English exocentric compounds, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 87 6 Disambiguation of English exocentric compounds: 26 57 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 92 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 90 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 93 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 9 83 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 7 83 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 6 87 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 85 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 80 12 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 85 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 10 79 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 11 82 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 7 85 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 7 85 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 10 82 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 9 83 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 11 82 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 9 83 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 8 84 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 10 79 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 11 77 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 87 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 84 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 7 86 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 9 83 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 8 84 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 9 83 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 8 80 12 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: blow torch Related terms: blowlamp, cutting torch, flamethrower, gas-axe, hot blue spanner [UK], hot wrench, smoke wrench

Verb

IPA: /ˈbləʊˌtɔːtʃ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbloʊˌtoɹt͡ʃ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-blowtorch.wav Forms: blowtorches [present, singular, third-person], blowtorching [participle, present], blowtorched [participle, past], blowtorched [past]
Etymology: From blow + torch. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|blow|torch|notext=1|type=exocentric}} blow + torch Head templates: {{en-verb}} blowtorch (third-person singular simple present blowtorches, present participle blowtorching, simple past and past participle blowtorched)
  1. (transitive) To apply a blowtorch to (something). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-blowtorch-en-verb-EU3Qr6Ab

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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