Meanings
nounflash pan (plural flash pans)
plural flash pans · alternative flashpan
- engineeringA small receptacle for priming powder, found next to the touch hole on muzzleloading guns.
Holonym: firearm
Synonyms: priming pan, pan[Appendix:Glossary
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small receptacle for priming powder, found next to the touch hole on muzzleloading guns.
Similar
priming panpan[Appendix:Glossary
Also see
Translations
Finnish sankkipannu
- sankkipannusmall receptacle for priming powder
Polish panewka, panew
- panewkasmall receptacle for priming powder
- panewsmall receptacle for priming powder
Russian по́лка
- по́лка (pólka)small receptacle for priming powder
Cite this entry
APA
flash pan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flash%20pan
MLA
“flash pan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flash%20pan. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flash pan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flash%20pan.
Source: flash pan on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.