photoflood-lamp

pho·to·flood lamp

[foh-tuh-fluhd]
noun
an incandescent tungsten lamp in which high intensity is obtained by overloading voltage: used in photography, television, etc.
Also, pho·to·flood.


Origin:
photo- + flood

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