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blowtorch

[bloh-tawrch] / ˈbloʊˌtɔrtʃ /


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Left behind on the street outside the Louvre was the truck, a jerry can, a blowtorch, angle grinders, a walkie-talkie and yellow vests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

That was the assumption, at least, until Wednesday, when Moss took a blowtorch to those plans, scorching Louisville for 372 yards and six scores that shattered both USC and Holiday Bowl touchdown records.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2023

“He then used some instrument, perhaps a blowtorch, he used it as an igniting agent,” Salas Chavez said in Spanish.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 23, 2023

Flambéeing is a technique that involves the use of a blowtorch to light food.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2023

When they finally do make it through that impossible hedge, using a blowtorch from one of the dead Careers’ packs, they find themselves on flat, dry earth that leads to a cliff.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins




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