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flashlamp

noun flash·lamp \ˈflash-ˌlamp\

Definition of FLASHLAMP

:  a lamp for producing a brief but intense flash of light (as for taking photographs)
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First Known Use of FLASHLAMP

1890

Rhymes with FLASHLAMP

arc lamp, black damp, boot camp, break camp, C-clamp, death camp, decamp, encamp, firedamp, floor lamp, food stamp, glow lamp, headlamp, off-ramp, on-ramp, preamp, revamp, sunlamp, tax stamp, time-stamp, unclamp, work camp

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