Phrase guide

flash pan

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A small receptacle for priming powder, found next to the touch hole on muzzleloading guns.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry

Examples

  • Holonym: firearm

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: priming pan, pan[Appendix:Glossary

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: part, piece, component

History

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Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: sankkipannu — small receptacle for priming powder
  • Polish: panewka — small receptacle for priming powder
  • Polish: panew — small receptacle for priming powder
  • Russian: по́лка (pólka) — small receptacle for priming powder
  • Ottoman Turkish: وزنه (vezne) — small receptacle for priming powder