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flashpan

flashpan is the alternative form 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

Forms of flashpan

pluralflashpans

Questions about flashpan

What is flashpan the alternative form of?
Flashpan is the alternative form of flash pan.

Words near flashpan in the dictionary

  1. flashover voltages
  2. flashovers
  3. flashpacker
  4. flashpackers
  5. flashpacking
  6. flashpan
  7. flashpans
  8. flashpoint
  9. flashpoints
  10. flashpot
  11. flashpots

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