Standard Lemma guide

blowtorch

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbləʊˌtɔːtʃ/
  • General-American: /ˈbloʊˌtoɹt͡ʃ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: B L OW1 T AO2 R CH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: torch

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A jet fighter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, slang

Topics: government, military, politics, war

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fast mover, fighter jet, firecan

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To apply a blowtorch to (something).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: torch, blowlamp

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: burner

Narrower terms: oxyacetylene torch

History

Etymology

From blow + torch.

Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: bufador — tool
  • Chinese Mandarin: 噴燈 /喷灯 (pēndēng) — tool
  • Czech: opalovací lampa — tool
  • Danish: blæselampe — tool
  • Dutch: soldeerlamp — tool
  • Esperanto: ŝalmo — tool
  • Esperanto: veldilo — tool
  • Estonian: jootelamp — tool
  • Estonian: leeklamp — tool
  • Faroese: blásilampa — tool
  • Finnish: puhalluslamppu — tool
  • French: chalumeau — tool
  • French: lampe à souder — tool
  • German: Lötlampe — tool
  • Greek: καμινέτο (kaminéto) — tool
  • Irish: séidlampa — tool
  • Italian: lampada per saldare — tool
  • Japanese: トーチランプ — tool
  • Khmer: ឧបករណ៍ដុតឧស្ម័ន (ʼupaʼkɑɑ dot ʼusman) — tool
  • Korean: 토치램프 (tochiraempeu) — tool
  • Māori: pūmura — tool
  • Norwegian Bokmål: blåselampe — tool
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: blåselampe — tool
  • Occitan: calamèth — tool
  • Polish: opalarka — tool
  • Polish: lampa lutownicza — tool
  • Polish: palnik lutowniczy — tool
  • Portuguese: maçarico — tool
  • Russian: пая́льная ла́мпа (pajálʹnaja lámpa) — tool
  • Spanish: soplete — tool
  • Swedish: blåslampa — tool
  • Swedish: lödlampa — tool
  • Tagalog: soplete — tool
  • Thai: คบเพลิง (kóp-pləəng) — tool
  • Turkish: pürmüz — tool
  • Vietnamese: đèn xì — tool
  • Welsh: lamp losgi — tool
  • Welsh: chwythlamp — tool