flask

flask

 (flăsk)

n.

1. A small container, such as a bottle, having a narrow neck and usually a cap, especially:

a. A flat, relatively thin container for liquor.

b. A container or case for carrying gunpowder or shot.

c. A vial or round long-necked vessel for laboratory use.

2. A frame for holding a sand mold in a foundry.

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[Middle English, cask, keg, from Old French flasque, from Late Latin flascō, of Germanic origin.]

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flask

(flɑːsk)

n

1. a bottle with a narrow neck, esp used in a laboratory or for wine, oil, etc

2. Also called: hip flask a small flattened container of glass or metal designed to be carried in a pocket, esp for liquor

3. (Historical Terms) See powder flask

4. (Metallurgy) a container packed with sand to form a mould in a foundry

5. See vacuum flask

6. (General Engineering) engineering Also called: cask or coffin a container used for transporting irradiated nuclear fuel

[C14: from Old French flasque, flaske, from Medieval Latin flasca, flasco, perhaps of Germanic origin; compare Old English flasce, flaxe]

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flask

(flæsk, flɑsk)

n.

1. a bottle, usu. of glass, having a rounded body and a narrow neck.

2. a flat bottle for carrying in the pocket.

3. an iron container for shipping mercury, holding a standard commercial unit of 76 lb. (34 kg).

4. a container into which sand is rammed around a pattern to form a mold.

[1375–1425; late Middle English: cask, keg < Anglo-French, Old French flaske < Late Latin flasca, of uncertain orig.; compare flagon]

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flask

(flăsk)

A rounded container with a long neck, used in laboratories.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flask - bottle that has a narrow neck   ampulla - a flask that has two handles; used by Romans for wines or oils bottle - a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped canteen - a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers Erlenmeyer flask - a conical flask with a wide base and narrow neck hipflask, pocket flask - a flask that holds spirits round-bottom flask - a spherical flask with a narrow neck vacuum bottle, vacuum flask - flask with double walls separated by vacuum; used to maintain substances at high or low temperatures
	2.	flask - the quantity a flask will hold flaskful containerful - the quantity that a container will hold

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flask

noun vessel, bottle, container, Thermos flask (trademark), hip flask, vacuum flask He took out a metal flask from his bag.

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Translations

دَوْرَق للشرابقَارُورَةقارورَهقنينَه

čutoraláhevtermoska

flaskelommelærketermoflaskefeltflaske

ThermosflascheFlachmannFlascheKolben

φλασκί

frasco

termospullo

fioleflacongourdematras

pljoska

lombik

flaskahitabrúsipeli

beutaborracciafiascothermos

魔法瓶

플라스크

termosas

karafekolbaplakanpudeletermoss

flacon

feltflaskelommelerketermos

piersiówka

frasco

флягафляжка

termosflaska

กระติกน้ำร้อนหรือน้ำเย็น

cep matarasışişetermosyassı şişe

bình rượu nhỏ mang theo người

保温瓶热水瓶瓶长颈瓶

flask

[flɑːsk] N (for brandy) → petaca f; (= vacuum flask) → termo m (Chem) → matraz m, redoma f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

flask

[ˈflɑːsk ˈflæsk] n

(also vacuum flask) → bouteille f thermos®

(for brandy) → flasque f

(CHEMISTRY) (used in laboratories) → ballon m

(for nuclear waste) → château m (de transport)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

flask

n → Flakon m; (Chem) → Glaskolben m; (for spirits, carried in pocket) → Flachmann m (inf), → Reiseflasche f; (= vacuum flask) → Thermosflasche f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

flask

[flɑːsk] n (for brandy) → fiaschetta (also vacuum flask) → thermos ® m inv (Chem) → pallone m, beuta

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flask

(flaːsk) noun

1. a container in which drinks can be carried. a flask of whisky. fles قارورَه манерка frasco láhev, čutora die Taschenflasche, der Flachmann (sl.) lommelærke; feltflaske μπουκάλι, φλασκίfrasco plasku فلاسک pullo flacon בַּקבּוּק כִּיס फ्लास्क ploška üveg, palack pelples (vasa)peli fiasco; bottiglietta tascabile びん 휴대용 술병 gertuvė plakanpudele botol veldfleslommelerkemanierka, piersiówka فلاسك، دداروګوډى، دباروتو كوډى: نرى غاړى بوتل، انبيق cantil sticlă фляжка fľaša steklenica pljoska fickplunta, fältflaska ขวดแก้ว yassı şişe 瓶 фляжка; фляга مشروبات ساتھ لے جانے کا ظرف chai bẹt; lọ bẹt (đựng rượu để trong bao da, bỏ túi được) 瓶

2. a vacuum flask. The workmen carried flasks of tea. vakuumfles دَوْرَق للشراب термос garrafa térmica termoska die Thermosflasche termoflaske θερμόςtermo termospudel ترموس؛ فلاسک termospullo thermos טֶרמוּס फलास्क termosica termosz termos hitabrúsi termos, thermos 魔法びん 보온병 termosas termoss termos thermosflestermostermos فلاسك، دداروګوډى garrafa térmica termos термос termoska termovka termos termos[flaska] กระติกน้ำร้อน-น้ำเย็น termos 熱水瓶 термос کام کاجیوں کے لۓ مشروبات لے جانے والا خاص ظرف phích; bình téc-mốt (dùng để giữ các chất đựng nóng hay lành) 热水瓶

3. a bottle, usually with a narrow neck. fles قنينَه колба frasco láhev die Flasche flaske φιάληfrasco (kitsakaelaline) pudel بطری pullo fiole בַּקבוּק מַעבָּדָה सुराही čutura lombik botol flaska fiasco びん 플라스크, 병 butelis kolba; karafe kelalang flaconflaske kolba یطریی frasco fiolă колба fľaša čutarica čutura [långhalsad] flaska ขวดปากแคบ şişe 長頸瓶 колба تنگ منہ والی بوتل bình thót cổ 长颈瓶

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flask

→ قَارُورَة čutora flaske Thermosflasche φλασκί frasco termospullo gourde pljoska borraccia 魔法瓶 플라스크 flacon feltflaske piersiówka frasco фляга termosflaska กระติกน้ำร้อนหรือน้ำเย็น cep matarası bình rượu nhỏ mang theo người 保温瓶

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flask

n. frasco, pomo.

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