"flash bang" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flash bangs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flash bang (plural flash bangs)
  1. Alternative form of flash-bang Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: flash-bang Categories (topical): Explosives

Inflected forms

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