flask en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈflæsk/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ˈflɑːsk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- fläsk (Received-Pronunciation)
- /flask/ (Northern-England, Scotland)
- flăsk (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English flask, flaske (“case, cask, keg”), from Old English flasce, flaxe (“bottle, flask”) and Medieval Latin flascō (“bottle”); from Frankish *flaskā; both from Proto-Germanic *flaskǭ (“braid-covered bottle, wicker-enclosed jug”), from Proto-Indo-European *ploḱ-skō (“flat”), or from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (“to weave”). Doublet of fiasco, flacon, and flagon. Related to Dutch fles; also German Low German Flaske, Fless, German Flasche, Danish flaske; also Lithuanian plókščias, Czech ploský, Albanian flashkët. The sense “laboratory glassware” is from Italian fiasco, and the sense “container for holding a casting mold” is from Middle French flasque (“powder flask”), itself from Old Spanish flasco, frasco, both from Late Latin above.
Meanings
- A narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass, used for various purposes; as of sheet metal, to carry gunpowder in; or of wrought iron, to contain quicksilver; or of glass, to heat water in, etc.
- A container used to discreetly carry a small amount of a hard alcoholic beverage; a pocket flask.
- Laboratory glassware used to hold larger volumes than test tubes, normally having a narrow mouth of a standard size which widens to a flat or spherical base.
- A container for holding a casting mold, especially for sand casting molds.
- A bed in a gun carriage.
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A nuclear flask, a large, secure lead-lined container for the transport of nuclear material.
Over the years, the railway has been the safest way to move hazardous chemicals, radioactive waste, fuel for Royal Navy nuclear submarines and imported fuel for reprocessing, as well as flasks containing fuel rods to and from British power stations.
2023 December 27, Ben Jones, “Inside Sellafield... by rail”, in RAIL, number 999, page 21:
- (Newfoundland) A small bottle of liquor.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| flasks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
fleaker · flasklet · flasker · Büchner flask · flask wagon · slideflask · Erlenmeyer flask · Schlenk flask · powderflask · Kitasato flask · hipflask · Kitassato flask · Dewar flask · Claisen flask · hip-flask · flaskless · hip-pocket flask · Bologna flask · powder flask · Kjeldahl flask · New Year's flask · flaskette · hydroflask · Kohlrausch flask · hip flask · round-bottomed flask · vacuum flask · volumetric flask · flaskful · Florence flask · moonflask · flasklike · pocket-flask · conical flask · snap flask · Kitazato flask · moon flask · moon-flask
Descendants
Translations (120)
de Flakon (laboratory glassware) · ro sticluță (container to carry a small amount of alcoholic beverage; pocket flask) · ro flacon (container to carry a small amount of alcoholic beverage; pocket flask) · ro flacon (container for a small amount of beverage) · fi taskumatti (container to carry a small amount of alcoholic beverage; pocket flask) · hu lombik (laboratory glassware) · hu csutora (container for a small amount of beverage) · ru фля́жка (container to carry a small amount of alcoholic beverage; pocket flask) · de Formkasten (container for holding a (sand) casting mold) · cop ⲁⲙⲡⲟⲩⲗⲉ (container for a small amount of beverage) · ca matràs (laboratory glassware) · eo flakono (container to carry a small amount of alcoholic beverage; pocket flask) · sk čutora (container for a small amount of beverage) · it boccetta (container for a small amount of beverage) · de Flachmann (container to carry a small amount of alcoholic beverage; pocket flask) · da feltflaske (container for a small amount of beverage) · sh pljoska (container for a small amount of beverage) · he בקבוק אלכוהול אישי לכיס (container to carry a small amount of alcoholic beverage; pocket flask) · et plasku (container for a small amount of beverage) · pt frasco (container for a small amount of beverage) · sh пљоска (container for a small amount of beverage) · ar زَمْزَمِيَّة (container to carry a small amount of alcoholic beverage; pocket flask) · hu flaska (container for a small amount of beverage) · uk флако́н (laboratory glassware) · ru фля́жка (container for a small amount of beverage) · bg ко́лба (laboratory glassware) · eo karafo (container for a small amount of beverage) · hi फ़्लास्क (container for a small amount of beverage) · uk фля́жка (container for a small amount of beverage) · da krudthorn (bed in a gun carriage) · ja 水筒 (container for a small amount of beverage) · es petaca (container for a small amount of beverage) · cs baňka (laboratory glassware) · sv fältflaska (container to carry a small amount of alcoholic beverage; pocket flask) · bg ма́терка (container for a small amount of beverage) · fi laboratoriopullo (laboratory glassware) · da kolbe (laboratory glassware) · wa flechtåd (container for a small amount of beverage) · ru фля́га (container for a small amount of beverage) · be ко́лба (laboratory glassware) · sw chupa (container for a small amount of beverage) · sk ploskačka (container to carry a small amount of alcoholic beverage; pocket flask) · sh плоска (container for a small amount of beverage) · mk баклица (container for a small amount of beverage) · pt frasco (laboratory glassware) · el φλασκί (container for a small amount of beverage) · ru опо́ка (container for holding a (sand) casting mold) · cmn 水壺 /水壶 (container for a small amount of beverage) · mk матарка (container for a small amount of beverage) · be пля́шка (container for a small amount of beverage) · he בקבוקון כיס שטוח (container to carry a small amount of alcoholic beverage; pocket flask) · ru флако́н (laboratory glassware) · sv flaska (container for a small amount of beverage) · es matraz (laboratory glassware) · eo fiolo (container to carry a small amount of alcoholic beverage; pocket flask) · pl manierka (container for a small amount of beverage) · sv fickplunta (container to carry a small amount of alcoholic beverage; pocket flask) · es petaca (container to carry a small amount of alcoholic beverage; pocket flask) · ka კოლბა (laboratory glassware) · la ampulla (container for a small amount of beverage) · sv fickflaska (container to carry a small amount of alcoholic beverage; pocket flask) · cmn 方瓶 (container to carry a small amount of alcoholic beverage; pocket flask) · fi taskumatti (container for a small amount of beverage) · es redoma (laboratory glassware) · ru ко́лба (laboratory glassware) · pdt Buddel (nds) (container for a small amount of beverage) · el φλασκί (laboratory glassware) · bg мане́рка (container for a small amount of beverage) · tl redoma (container for a small amount of beverage) · de Flasche (container for a small amount of beverage) · sk baňka (laboratory glassware) · es licorera disfrazada (container for a small amount of beverage) · mi waipāta (container for a small amount of beverage) · ka მათარა (container for a small amount of beverage) · ar دَوْرَق (container for a small amount of beverage) · ja フラスコ (container for a small amount of beverage) · be пля́ха (container for a small amount of beverage) · cs čutora (container for a small amount of beverage) · uk пля́шка (container for a small amount of beverage) · sv plunta (container for a small amount of beverage) · fr flacon (container for a small amount of beverage) · cmn 長頸瓶 /长颈瓶 (container for a small amount of beverage) · nb kolbe (laboratory glassware) · hu italosüveg (container for a small amount of beverage) · ms kelalang (container for a small amount of beverage) · fr fiole (laboratory glassware) · ur فِلاسْک (container for a small amount of beverage) · fr flasque (container for a small amount of beverage) · cs placatka (container to carry a small amount of alcoholic beverage; pocket flask) · id labu (container for a small amount of beverage) · sv kolv (laboratory glassware) · da lommelærke (container to carry a small amount of alcoholic beverage; pocket flask) · eo flakono (laboratory glassware) · el παγούρι (container for a small amount of beverage) · da termokande (container for a small amount of beverage) · nn kolbe (laboratory glassware) · ar قَارُورَة (container to carry a small amount of alcoholic beverage; pocket flask) · uk фля́га (container for a small amount of beverage) · pl piersiówka (container to carry a small amount of alcoholic beverage; pocket flask) · fa-ira فِلاسْک (container for a small amount of beverage) · de Kolben (laboratory glassware) · grc λήκυθος (container for a small amount of beverage) · fr flasque (container to carry a small amount of alcoholic beverage; pocket flask) · da flaske (container for a small amount of beverage) · la laguncula (container for a small amount of beverage) · sh ploska (container for a small amount of beverage) · hu kulacs (container for a small amount of beverage) · de Taschenflasche (container to carry a small amount of alcoholic beverage; pocket flask) · mi takawai (container for a small amount of beverage) · cs plochá láhev (container to carry a small amount of alcoholic beverage; pocket flask) · be флако́н (laboratory glassware) · eo flakono (container for a small amount of beverage) · pl kolba (laboratory glassware) · bg пло́ска бути́лка (container for a small amount of beverage) · it fiaschetta (container for a small amount of beverage) · uk ко́лба (laboratory glassware) · ko 플라스크 (container for a small amount of beverage) · io flakono (container for a small amount of beverage) · cmn 扁瓶 (container to carry a small amount of alcoholic beverage; pocket flask) · enm fiole (container for a small amount of beverage)