To fly or accelerate a spaceship, especially by means of a torch drive.
- 1956 R.A. Heinlein Double Star Astounding SF (Feb.) № 29/2: About seventeen seconds and a gnat's wink after we make contact the Go For Broke will torch for Mars.
- 1974 N. Spinrad Riding Torch R. Silverberg Threads of Time № 176: D'mahl was a detached observer far out in space watching the scoutship torch ahead of the Trek.
- 2000 M. Flynn Lodestar № 173: I'll take the parasols with me when I torch for the Moon and drop them off along the way.
- 2002 M.J. Harrison Light № 1542004: The White Cat torched out in a low fast arc over the South Pole, transmitting ghost signatures, firing off decoys and particle-dogs.
