noun
flask with double walls separated by vacuum; used to maintain substances at high or low temperatures
• Syn: ↑vacuum flask
• Hypernyms: ↑flask
• Hyponyms: ↑Dewar flask, ↑Dewar, ↑thermos, ↑thermos bottle, ↑thermos flask
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a container like a bottle with double walls with a ↑vacuum between them, used for keeping liquids hot or cold
See also: ↑flask
Useful english dictionary. 2012.