touch hole

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touch hole

noun touch holes · touch-hole · touchhole

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

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noun small hole for ignition

Deutsch	Zündloch
Italiano	focone
עברית	חוֹר הַצָּתָה khor hatsata

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"touch hole." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/touch%20hole. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{touch_hole_2026,
  title = {touch hole},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/touch%20hole},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}