flash pan

noun

flash pan

noun

1

Engineering, Firearms, Government, Military, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Politics, Tools, War, Weaponry A small receptacle for priming powder, found next to the touch hole on muzzleloading guns.

Holonym: firearm

Related terms: flash in the pan

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