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Pronunciation: /flaʃ/

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Definition of flash

noun

British
  • a water-filled hollow formed by subsidence, especially any of those due to rock salt extraction in or near Cheshire: sandpits and flashes also attract visiting birds

Origin:

Middle English (in the sense 'a marshy place'): from Old French flache, variant of Picard and Norman dialect flaque, from Middle Dutch vlacke. The current sense dates from the late 19th century

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