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flask  (flsk)
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.

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

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. (Engineering / Metallurgy) a container packed with sand to form a mould in a foundry
6. (Engineering / General Engineering) Also called cask coffin Engineering a container used for transporting irradiated nuclear fuel
[from Old French flasque, flaske, from Medieval Latin flasca, flasco, perhaps of Germanic origin; compare Old English flasce, flaxe]

flask  (flsk)
A rounded container with a long neck, used in laboratories.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.flask - bottle that has a narrow neckflask - 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
containerful - the quantity that a container will hold

flask
noun vessel, bottle, container, Thermos flask (trademark), hip flask, vacuum flask He took out a metal flask from his bag.
Translations
flask [flɑːsk] N (for brandy) → petaca f; (= vacuum flask) → termo m (Chem) → matraz m, redoma f

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)

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

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

flask
n flask [flaːsk]
1 a container in which drinks can be carried a flask of whisky. fles قارورَه манерка láhev, čutora lommelærke; feltflaske die Taschenflasche, der Flachmann (sl.) μπουκάλι, φλασκί frasco plasku فلاسک pullo flacon בַּקבּוּק כִּיס फ्लास्क ploška üveg, palack pelples (vasa)peli fiasco; bottiglietta tascabile びん 휴대용 술병 gertuvė plakanpudele botol veldfles lommelerke manierka, piersiówka cantil sticlă фляжка fľaša steklenica pljoska fickplunta, fältflaska ขวดแก้ว yassı şişe фляжка; фляга مشروبات ساتھ لے جانے کا ظرف chai bẹt; lọ bẹt (đựng rượu để trong bao da, bỏ túi được)
2 a vacuum flask The workmen carried flasks of tea. vakuumfles دَوْرَق للشراب термос termoska termoflaske die Thermosflasche θερμός termo termospudel ترموس؛ فلاسک termospullo thermos טֶרמוּס फलास्क termosica termosz termos hitabrúsi termos, thermos 魔法びん 보온병 termosas termoss termos thermosfles termos termos garrafa térmica termos термос termoska termovka termos termos[] 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)
3 a bottle, usually with a narrow neck. fles قنينَه колба láhev flaske die Flasche φιάλη frasco (kitsakaelaline) pudel بطری pullo fiole בַּקבוּק מַעבָּדָה सुराही čutura lombik botol flaska fiasco びん 플라스크, 병 butelis kolba; karafe kelalang flacon flaske kolba frasco fiolă колба fľaša čutarica čutura [] flaska ขวดปากแคบ şişe 長頸瓶 колба تنگ منہ والی بوتل bình thót cổ 颈瓶

flask دَورَق termoska flaske Thermosflasche φλασκί frasco termospullo gourde pljoska borraccia 魔法瓶 플라스크 flacon feltflaske płaska flaszka frasco фляга termosflaska กระติกน้ำร้อนหรือน้ำเย็น cep matarası phích 保温瓶


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