Phrase guide

powder flask

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A small flask for carrying gunpowder.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

container for carrying gunpowder; made of the hollow horn of an animal

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: powder horn

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: container

History

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: barıtqabı — small flask
  • Bulgarian: барутница (barutnica) — small flask
  • Catalan: flascó de pólvora — small flask
  • French: poire à poudre — small flask
  • Georgian: საპირისწამლე (saṗirisc̣amle) — small flask
  • German: Pulverflasche — small flask
  • Irish: cás púdair — small flask
  • Italian: fiaschetta — small flask
  • Japanese: 火薬入れ (kayaku-ire) — small flask
  • Māori: waipāta — small flask
  • Polish: prochownica — small flask
  • Russian: пороховница (poroxovnica) — small flask
  • Spanish: frasco de pólvora — small flask
  • Spanish: polvorera — small flask
  • Turkish: vezne — small flask
  • Turkish: barutluk — small flask
  • Turkish: barut kabağı — small flask
  • Ottoman Turkish: وزنه (vezne) — small flask
  • Ukrainian: порохівниця (poroxivnycja) — small flask
  • Welsh: fflasg bowdwr — small flask