flashes
n. countable A2 Elementary US //ˈfɫæʃɪz// UK //flˈæʃɪz// flash·es
n. short bursts of bright light. You see flashes when lightning strikes or a camera takes a photo.
n. a brief, sudden burst of light. Typically used in the plural to describe intermittent illumination.
Bright flashes lit up the dark sky.
The camera produced loud flashes that startled the sleeping baby.
Intermittent flashes of lightning illuminated the storm clouds, revealing the jagged silhouette of the distant mountains against the turbulent sky.