touch hole

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English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:

touch hole

Alternative forms[edit]

touch-hole, touchhole

Noun[edit]

touch hole (plural touch holes)

A small hole through which the propellant charge of a cannon or muzzleloading gun is ignited.
Synonym: vent

Translations[edit]

small hole for ignition

Finnish: sankkireikä
German: Zündloch
Hebrew: חוֹר הַצָּתָה (he) m (khor hatsata)
Italian: focone m
Swedish: fänghål n

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