flashbulb
noun
- lamp used in photography to produce a flash of artificial light
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈflæʃbʌlb/
noun
Etymology: From flash + bulb.
- A glass bulb that made a single bright flash for illumination during a photograph.
“When Christine Jorgensen's plane touched down carrying her home from Denmark […] 300 reporters surged forwards, shouting questions as flash bulbs popped.”