oxy-gas torch

noun

A type of torch in which the oxygen and the hydrogen are led off the electrolysis cell separately and are fed into the two gas connections.

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Meanings

nounoxy-gas torch (plural oxy-gas torches)

plural oxy-gas torches

  1. A type of torch in which the oxygen and the hydrogen are led off the electrolysis cell separately and are fed into the two gas connections.

    In this instance, an oxy-gas torch was used very effectively for this purpose, and a space two inches wide was quickly cut in the web which had a section of 5 by 15 inches.

    1909, The University of California (publisher), Machinery - Volume 16, page 963

Origin

First use appears c. 1909. See cite below.

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