torch
IPA: tˈɔrtʃ
noun
- A stick with a flame on one end, used chiefly as a light source; a similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material.
- (Commonwealth) A portable light source powered by electricity; a flashlight.
- (US) An arsonist.
- A blowtorch or oxy-gas torch.
- (science fiction) A torch drive ("a spacecraft engine which produces thrust by nuclear fusion").
verb
- To set fire to, especially by use of a torch (flaming stick).
- (science fiction) To travel in a spacecraft propelled by a torch drive ("a spacecraft engine which produces thrust by nuclear fusion").
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