batswing

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noun

A kind of gas burner with a slit at the top that causes the flame to take the shape of a bat's wing.

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Meanings

nounbatswing (plural batswings)

plural batswings

  1. historicalA kind of gas burner with a slit at the top that causes the flame to take the shape of a bat's wing.

Origin

From bat + -s- + wing.

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Cite this entry
APA

batswing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/batswing

MLA

“batswing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/batswing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “batswing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/batswing.

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