- flashbulb
- flashbulb flash"bulb` n.
a lamp for providing intense momentary light to take a
photograph.
Syn: flash, photoflash, flash lamp, flashgun. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
flashbulb
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