"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 Translations (type of very small firework): knalerwt [feminine] (Dutch), claque-doigt [masculine] (French), Knallerbse [feminine] (German), Knallteufel [masculine] (German), diabełek [masculine] (Polish), estalo de salão [masculine] (Portuguese), chasquibum [masculine] (Spanish)

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