flash lamp
or flash·lamp
- a lamp for providing momentary illumination of the subject of a photograph.
Origin of flash lamp
First recorded in 1885–90
Also called flash.
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In the light of a flash-lamp Lowell saw a letter and a roll of bills.
Mystery RanchArthur Chapman
Beyond the threshold he halted and pressed the button of his flash-lamp.
The Efficiency ExpertEdgar Rice Burroughs
The night nurse moved about from bed to bed, with her flash-lamp.
Now It Can Be ToldPhilip Gibbs
Now and then Miss Brock, with a flash-lamp, came out from the bungalow.
I Walked in ArdenJack Crawford
Using his flash-lamp he found his way to the ladder-shaft and descended.
The Pretty LadyArnold E. Bennett