hot shoe

noun

A fixture on a camera to which a separate flash unit may be attached, equipped with an electrical connection which transmits the firing signal from the camera to the flash.

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Meanings

nounhot shoe (plural hot shoes)

plural hot shoes

  1. artsA fixture on a camera to which a separate flash unit may be attached, equipped with an electrical connection which transmits the firing signal from the camera to the flash.

Translations

French pied-sabot
  • pied-sabotTranslations
Japanese ホットシュー
  • ホットシュー (hotto shū)Translations
Māori hononga kōhiko
  • hononga kōhikoTranslations
Polish gorąca stopka
  • gorąca stopkaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

hot shoe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot%20shoe

MLA

“hot shoe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot%20shoe. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hot shoe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot%20shoe.

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