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hot shoe

noun Photography.
  1. a bracket on a camera body that provides support and electrical contact for an electronic flash attachment.

Origin of hot shoe

First recorded in 1970–75
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British Dictionary definitions for hot shoe

hot shoe

noun
  1. photog an accessory shoe on a camera through which electrical contact is made to an electronic flash device
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