Lexic.us

Definition of Flash bulb

1. Noun. A lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Flash Bulb

Literary usage of Flash bulb

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Library of Amateur Photography (1911)
"Press the shutter bulb first, followed by the flash bulb next, then release the shutter bulb—closing the shutter. By practicing this a little no difficulty ..."

2. Landscapes of Samos: A Countryside Guide by Brian Anderson, Eileen Anderson (2002)
"We made ourselves at home, then later ventured to the piano-bar, but finding it stuffed with a gaudy group of champagne-swilling, flash-bulb popping smokers ..."

3. Fallen Sparrows: The International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War by Michael W. Jackson (1994)
"As if dazed by the explosion of a large flash bulb, the government did not respond. A collapse was the most likely result. But as hours and days passed, ..."

4. Family Words: The Dictionary for People Who Don't Know a Frone from a Brinkle by Paul Dickson (1998)
"To be blinded by light, as when the lights are turned on in a dark room or a flash bulb is exploded unexpectedly. Created by two English teachers attempting ..."

5. Venice & North-East Italy edited by Chris Gill, Fiona Duncan, Leonie Glass (2000)
"We made ourselves at home, then later ventured to the piano-bar, but finding it stuffed with a gaudy group of champagne-swilling, flash-bulb popping smokers ..."

6. Seaville: A Blue Water Adventure by Richard Miller (2004)
"... was checking the camera and inserting a flash bulb . Push the door open. No one in front but a longshoreman in a beret and the barman and a British ..."

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