Dictionary.com

Popular Searches

 Thesaurus.com

photoflash

American  
[foh-tuh-flash] / ˈfoʊ təˌflæʃ /

noun

  1. flashbulb.

adjective

  1. of or relating to flash photography.

photoflash British  
/ ˈfəʊtəʊˌflæʃ /

noun

  1. another name for flashbulb

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of photoflash

First recorded in 1925–30; photo- + flash

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

A spokesman for Mac Dill Air Force base says the object was a photoflash bomb, used to aid WWII-era night photographic missions.

From Washington Times

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.