powder flask

noun

A small flask for carrying gunpowder.

Meanings

nounpowder flask (plural powder flasks)

plural powder flasks

  1. A small flask for carrying gunpowder.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouncontainer for carrying gunpowder; made of the hollow horn of an animal

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Translations

Bulgarian барутница
  • барутница (barutnica)small flask
Catalan flascó de pólvora
  • flascó de pólvorasmall flask
French poire à poudre
  • poire à poudresmall flask
German Pulverflasche
  • Pulverflaschesmall flask
Irish cás púdair
  • cás púdairsmall flask
Italian fiaschetta
  • fiaschettasmall flask
Japanese 火薬入れ
  • 火薬入れ (kayaku-ire)small flask
Māori waipāta
  • waipātasmall flask
Polish prochownica
  • prochownicasmall flask
Russian пороховница
  • пороховница (poroxovnica)small flask
Spanish frasco de pólvora, polvorera
  • frasco de pólvorasmall flask
  • polvorerasmall flask
Turkish vezne, barutluk
  • veznesmall flask
  • barutluksmall flask
  • barut kabağısmall flask
Ukrainian порохівниця
  • порохівниця (poroxivnycja)small flask
Welsh fflasg bowdwr
  • fflasg bowdwrsmall flask
Cite this entry
APA

powder flask. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powder%20flask

MLA

“powder flask.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powder%20flask. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “powder flask,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powder%20flask.

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