flask

flask

F0169600 (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.]

flask

(flɑːsk) n1. a bottle with a narrow neck, esp used in a laboratory or for wine, oil, etc2. Also called: hip flask a small flattened container of glass or metal designed to be carried in a pocket, esp for liquor3. (Historical Terms) See powder flask4. (Metallurgy) a container packed with sand to form a mould in a foundry5. See vacuum flask6. (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]

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]

flask

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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flask - bottle that has a narrow neck ampulla - a flask that has two handles; used by Romans for wines or oilsbottle - 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 cappedcanteen - a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelersErlenmeyer flask - a conical flask with a wide base and narrow neckhipflask, pocket flask - a flask that holds spiritsround-bottom flask - a spherical flask with a narrow neckvacuum 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 holdflaskfulcontainerful - 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

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flask

(flaːsk) noun1. a container in which drinks can be carried. a flask of whisky. 瓶 瓶2. a vacuum flask. The workmen carried flasks of tea. 熱水瓶 热水瓶3. a bottle, usually with a narrow neck. 長頸瓶 长颈瓶

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