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blowlamp

(ˈbləʊˌlæmp)

(Tools) another name for blowtorch

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Noun

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

blowtorch, torch

burner - an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse); "a diesel engine is an oil burner"

oxyacetylene torch - a blowtorch that burns oxyacetylene

Translations

lampada per saldare

blowlamp

[ˈbləʊlæmp] N → soplete m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

blowlamp

[ˈbləʊlæmp] n (British) → chalumeau m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

blowlamp

[ˈbləʊˌlæmp] n (Brit) → cannello per saldare/sverniciare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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