"bang snap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bang snaps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bang snap (plural bang snaps)
  1. (pyrotechnics) A type of very small firework consisting of a small amount of gravel or coarse sand impregnated with a minute amount of silver fulminate and wrapped in a twisted piece of thin paper, which detonates harmlessly when struck, crushed, or ignited. Wikipedia link: bang snaps Categories (topical): Pyrotechnics Hypernyms: firework
    Sense id: en-bang_snap-en-noun-ToEI6vAa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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