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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According to the affidavit, Victim 1 had a cloth stuffed into his mouth while two suspects held him down and Le approached with a blowtorch.
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Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
When a group went to smoke marijuana in the parking lot of the Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort, two of the people were kidnapped at gunpoint and terrorized with a blowtorch and pliers, a federal complaint said.
—Sofia Saric
june 11, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
Employees told firefighters that work was being performed on the roof earlier that day and that roofers had been using blowtorches to melt down material, according to reporting from KTLA-TV.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
One worker used a large blowtorch to heat the rod used to bend artillery shells into shape.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
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Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
When a group went to smoke marijuana in the parking lot of the Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort, two of the people were kidnapped at gunpoint and terrorized with a blowtorch and pliers, a federal complaint said.
—Sofia Saric
june 11, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
Employees told firefighters that work was being performed on the roof earlier that day and that roofers had been using blowtorches to melt down material, according to reporting from KTLA-TV.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
One worker used a large blowtorch to heat the rod used to bend artillery shells into shape.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Blowtorch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blowtorch. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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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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