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fire pan

fire pan is the alternative spelling of firepan.

Meaning of firepan

Noun

firepan (plural firepans)

  1. A pan for holding or conveying fire, especially (firearms) the receptacle for the priming of a gun.

Forms of fire pan

pluralfire pans

Questions about fire pan

What is fire pan the alternative spelling of?
Fire pan is the alternative spelling of firepan.

Words near fire pan in the dictionary

  1. fire officers
  2. fire on all cylinders
  3. fire opal
  4. fire opals
  5. fire out
  6. fire pan
  7. fire pans
  8. fire people
  9. fire philosopher
  10. fire philosophers
  11. fire pike

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