'news flash' definitions:

Definition of 'news flash'

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  • Flash \Flash\, n.; pl. Flashes.
  • 1. A sudden burst of light; a flood of light instantaneously appearing and disappearing; a momentary blaze; as, a flash of lightning. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A sudden and brilliant burst, as of wit or genius; a momentary brightness or show. [1913 Webster]
  • The flash and outbreak of a fiery mind. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • No striking sentiment, no flash of fancy. --Wirt. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The time during which a flash is visible; an instant; a very brief period; as, I'll be back in a flash. [1913 Webster +PJC]
  • The Persians and Macedonians had it for a flash. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A preparation of capsicum, burnt sugar, etc., for coloring and giving a fictitious strength to liquors. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. A lamp for providing intense momentary light to take a photograph; as, to take a picture without a flash.
  • Syn: flashbulb, photoflash, flash lamp, flashgun. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 6. Same as flashlight. [informal] [PJC]
  • 7. (Journalism) A short news item providing recently received and usually preliminary information about an event that is considered important enough to interrupt normal broadcasting or other news delivery services; also called a news flash or bulletin. [PJC]
  • Flash light, or Flashing light, a kind of light shown by lighthouses, produced by the revolution of reflectors, so as to show a flash of light every few seconds, alternating with periods of dimness. --Knight.
  • Flash in the pan, the flashing of the priming in the pan of a flintlock musket without discharging the piece; hence, sudden, spasmodic effort that accomplishes nothing. [1913 Webster]