flash lamp

or flashlamp

noun

, Photography.

1. a lamp for providing momentary illumination of the subject of a photograph.

Word History and Origins

Origin of flash lamp¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

A conductor appears with a flash lamp and lights their way.

From BBC

The Flashcube’s grandmother, the flash lamp, carried an even greater risk of violence.

From Slate

Invented in 1960, lasers use an external "pump," such as a flash lamp, to excite electrons within the atoms of a lasing material—usually a gas, crystal, or semiconductor.

From Science Magazine

Bart, as a precaution, however, had brought along a pocket electric flash lamp, to use when they reached the case of live reptiles.

From Project Gutenberg

Glad to be of help to his father, Bert arose from the ground, to which he had slipped when the sudden noise of the owl startled him, and went to hold the flash lamp.

From Project Gutenberg