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flash lamp
or flashlamp
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noun Photography.
a lamp for providing momentary illumination of the subject of a photograph.
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Also called flash.
Origin of flash lamp
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby flash lamp
flash-freeze, flashgun, flashing, flashing point, flash in the pan, flash lamp, flashlight, flashlight fish, flash-lock, flash memory, flash mob
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