touch hole

See also: touchhole and touch-hole

English

Noun

touch hole (plural touch holes)

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

Translations

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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