flashgun

[flash-guhn]

flash·gun

[flash-guhn]
noun Photography.
a device that simultaneously discharges a flashbulb and operates a camera shutter.

Origin:
1925–30; flash + gun1
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Flashgun is always a great word to know.
So is first run. Does it mean:
sound recorded on and subsequently played back from an optical or photographic soundtrack, as opposed to a magnetic soundtrack
the initial exhibition period for a film
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flashgun

noun
a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph [syn: flash
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