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flash pans

flash pans is the plural of flash pan.

Meaning of flash pan

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

Questions about flash pans

What is flash pans the plural of?
Flash pans is the plural of flash pan.

Words near flash pans in the dictionary

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

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