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photoflash

n. 1 (context photography English) A lamp that emits a brief flash of bright light; used to take photographs in a dark environment 2 (context photography English) A flashbulb

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photoflash

n. a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph [syn: flash, flash lamp, flashgun, flashbulb, flash bulb]

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Usage examples of "photoflash".

Scott had awakened at the height of the storm when the lightning had been blinding as a photoflash and the thunder had cracked like a mile-long whip just above the roof.

Scott had awakened at the height of the storm when the lightning had been blinding as a photoflash and the thunder had cracked like a mile long whip just above the roof.

Savage observed a photographer taking photoflash pictures of the scene.

From each aircraft came a photoflash bomb which exploded above the target with seven million candlepower of light that lasted longer than the bombs and threw enough light upwards to illuminate the bombers.

For thirty seconds more they flew on straight and level, waiting for the photoflash to explode and the F24 camera shutter to turn over to record the accuracy of their bombing.

Kosher had been trying to dislodge the photoflash from the bent chute.

His torch was stabbing at the smoke and the lights exploding as Cohen looked back to the great multi-million candlepower photoflash that he had been trying to dislodge from the damaged chute.

The inner pages were coarse and had the greyish sheen of photoflash paper.

He thinks of Pearl Harbor, just under ten years ago, he was in New York that day as well, and the news seemed to shimmer in the air, everything in photoflash, plain objects hot and charged.

Larty stood to open the proceedings, waiting patiently until the photoflashes subsided.