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flashgun

American  
[flash-guhn] / ˈflæʃˌgʌn /

noun

Photography.

  1. a device that simultaneously discharges a flashbulb and operates a camera shutter.

Etymology

Origin of flashgun

First recorded in 1925–30; flash + gun 1

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