blast lamp


noun

a torch or lamp, as a blowtorch or a lamp for lampworking, in which the flame is fed by an air or oxygen blast.

Origin of blast lamp

First recorded in 1880–85

Example sentences from the Web for blast lamp

  • Then Jefferson said: "Light that blast-lamp, and we'll open it."

    For Jacinta |Harold Bindloss
  • A blast-lamp is likely to be more useful here than the fish-tail burner.

  • Jumping down, he went along the track and stopped in the strong light a blast-lamp threw across a gap.

    Northwest! |Harold Bindloss
  • They worked by a blast-lamp until late at night and began again before daybreak in the morning.

    The Girl From Keller's |Harold Bindloss