flash-bang

See also: flashbang and flash bang

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

flash +‎ bang. From the bright flash of light and loud bang (a concussive shockwave of sound) generated by this device.

Noun

flash-bang (plural flash-bangs)

A hand grenade that produces a very bright flash and a loud explosion, but no shrapnel and minimal explosive force, to disorient the target.

Synonyms

Translations

a type of grenade

Dutch: aanvalshandgranaat, flitsgranaat
German: Blendgranate (de) f
Indonesian: granat kejut, flashbang

Italian: flashbang, stun grenade
Russian: светозвукова́я грана́та f (svetozvukovája granáta), светошумова́я грана́та f (svetošumovája granáta)

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