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flash pan

flash pan noun: a small receptacle for priming powder, found next to the touch hole on muzzleloading guns.

Noun

flash pan (plural flash pans)

  1. A small receptacle for priming powder, found next to the touch hole on muzzleloading guns.
    • Holonym: firearm
    Synonyms:
    priming pan, pan[Appendix:Glossary

Synonyms of flash pan

Forms of flash pan

pluralflash pans
alternative formflashpan

Questions about flash pan

What does flash pan mean?
Flash pan means a small receptacle for priming powder, found next to the touch hole on muzzleloading guns.
What part of speech is flash pan?
Flash pan is a noun.
What is the plural of flash pan?
The plural of flash pan is flash pans.

Words near flash pan in the dictionary

  1. flash mobs
  2. flash over
  3. flash overs
  4. flash pack
  5. flash packs
  6. flash pan
  7. flash pans
  8. flash paper
  9. flash papers
  10. flash photography
  11. flash point

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