flash lamp
or flashlamp
nounPhotography.
a lamp for providing momentary illumination of the subject of a photograph.
Origin of flash lamp
1First recorded in 1885–90
- Also called flash.
Words Nearby flash lamp
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How to use flash lamp in a sentence
With an electric flash-lamp he scared them away, but soon getting used to it they came on 'in close formation.'
The Romance of the Red Triangle | Arthur Keysall YappIt overlooks the German trenches and when the spy was using his flash lamp he could not be observed by the men in our lines.'
War and the Weird | Forbes Phillips"You'll find a flash lamp in the right hand pocket of my coat," directed Bridge.
The Oakdale Affair | Edgar Rice BurroughsTo their right, in the faint light of the flash lamp, a narrow stairway was revealed leading to the second story.
The Oakdale Affair | Edgar Rice BurroughsAt the foot of the stairway leading to the second floor lay the flash lamp that the boy had dropped the night before.
The Oakdale Affair | Edgar Rice Burroughs
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