screw cap

American  

noun

1. a cap designed to screw onto the threaded mouth of a bottle, jar, or the like.

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screw cap British  

noun

1. 1. a cap that screws on to a thread around the opening of a jar, bottle, etc to form a seal

   2. ( as modifier )

      screw-cap wines

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Etymology

Origin of screw cap

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

The elegant bottle also has a screw cap, which means that any leftover wine will last even longer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

The inquiry saw images of the unusual perfume container, which was made up of a glass bottle, a silver screw cap and a white nozzle, similar to what would be found in a throat spray.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2024

This beauty starts off with a slight CO2 spritz, as if it was super eager for you to crack the screw cap and liberate it from the bottle.

From Washington Post • Mar. 22, 2019

The wine is under screw cap, making it easier for restaurant staff to open bottles.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2017

These pieces are inclosed in a nickelized copper box provided with a screw cap, C. The resistance of both the receiver and transmitter bobbin is 200 ohms.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 by Various