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vacuum flask
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vacuum flask
n.
See vacuum bottle.
vacuum flask
n
an insulating flask that has double walls, usually of silvered glass, with an evacuated space between them. It is used for maintaining substances at high or low temperatures Also called Thermos Dewar flask
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Noun1.vacuum flask - flask with double walls separated by vacuumvacuum flask - flask with double walls separated by vacuum; used to maintain substances at high or low temperatures
vacuum bottle
Dewar, Dewar flask - vacuum flask that holds liquid air or helium for scientific experiments
flask - bottle that has a narrow neck
thermos, thermos bottle, thermos flask - vacuum flask that preserves temperature of hot or cold drinks
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vacuum flask vacuum bottle (Am) n → termos m inv
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