flashgun

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈflæʃˌgʌn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(flash′gun′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
flash•gun /ˈflæʃˌgʌn/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Photographya device that discharges a flashbulb and operates a camera shutter at the same time.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
flash•gun  (flash′gun′),USA pronunciation n. [Photog.]
  1. Photographya device that simultaneously discharges a flashbulb and operates a camera shutter.
  • flash + gun1 1925–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
flashgun / ˈflæʃˌɡʌn/
  1. a type of electronic flash, attachable to or sometimes incorporated in a camera, that emits a very brief flash of light when the shutter is open
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