Topic: MILITARY
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flash2
1 a bright light that shines for a short time and then stops shining : 
Two flashes mean danger.
light
[countable]Two flashes mean danger.2 a special bright light used when taking photographs indoors or when there is not much light : Did the flash go off?
camera
[uncountable and countable]TCPDid the flash go off?4 if someone has a flash of brilliance, anger etc, they suddenly have a clever idea or a particular feeling
flash of inspiration/brilliance/insight/anger etc
5 a sudden success that ends quickly and is unlikely to happen again : Beene's new novel proves he isn't just a flash in the pan.
a flash in the pan
Beene's new novel proves he isn't just a flash in the pan.6 if there is a flash of something brightly coloured or shiny, it appears suddenly for a short time
bright colour/something shiny
[countable] flash of The bird vanished in a flash of blue.
The bird vanished in a flash of blue.7TD a system of instructions for a computer that is used especially to make pictures on a website appear to move : Flash animation
computer
[uncountable] trademarkFlash animation8 a quick look used humorously [= glimpse]
look
[countable] British English9 a small piece of coloured cloth worn on the shoulder of a military uniform
