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Definition 2024

percussion_cap

percussion cap

English

Noun

percussion cap ‎(plural percussion caps)

a metal cap found on muzzleloading firearms that contains chemical substances such as fulminate that explode upon impact

Translations

metal cap on muzzleloading firearms

Catalan: càpsula fulminant
Dutch: slaghoedje (nl)
Finnish: nallihattu
French: amorce (fr)
Italian: capsula a percussione
Maori: tingara

Polish: kapiszon
Portuguese: espoleta (pt)
Russian: писто́н (ru) m ‎(pistón), (уда́рный) ка́псюль (ru) m ‎(kápsjulʹ)
Spanish: pistón, cápsula fulminante
Swedish: tändhatt