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Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.

Flash (Noun)

A mere flash; as chaff and straw soon fired, burn vehemently for a while, yet out in a moment.
—Robert Burton

A flash like a snow avalanche.
—Thomas Westwood