"bear banger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bear bangers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bear banger (plural bear bangers)
  1. A firearm cartridge designed to produce a loud bang for defence against bears.
    Sense id: en-bear_banger-en-noun-xeLFpdX- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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