"flash-bang" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flash-bangs [plural]
Etymology: flash + bang. From the bright flash of light and loud bang (a concussive shockwave of sound) generated by this device. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|flash|bang}} flash + bang Head templates: {{en-noun}} flash-bang (plural flash-bangs)
  1. A hand grenade that produces a very bright flash and a loud explosion, but no shrapnel and minimal explosive force, to disorient the target. Wikipedia link: flash-bang Categories (topical): Explosives Synonyms: flash grenade, stun grenade, concussion grenade, flash bang, flashbang Related terms: thunderflash Translations (a type of grenade): светлашумава́я грана́та (svjetlašumavája hranáta) [feminine] (Belarusian), светлагукава́я грана́та (svjetlahukavája hranáta) [feminine] (Belarusian), 閃光彈 (Chinese Mandarin), 闪光弹 (shǎnguāngdàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 震撼彈 (Chinese Mandarin), 震撼弹 (zhènhàndàn) (Chinese Mandarin), zábleskový granát [masculine] (Czech), aanvalshandgranaat (Dutch), flitsgranaat (Dutch), tainnutuskranaatti (Finnish), valokranaatti (Finnish), grenade assourdissante [feminine] (French), Blendgranate [feminine] (German), granat kejut (Indonesian), flashbang (Indonesian), flashbang (Italian), stun grenade (Italian), 섬광탄 (seomgwangtan) (Korean), granat błyskowo-hukowy [masculine] (Polish), grenadă paralizantă [feminine] (Romanian), grenadă luminoasă [feminine] (Romanian), светозвукова́я грана́та (svetozvukovája granáta) [feminine] (Russian), светошумова́я грана́та (svetošumovája granáta) [feminine] (Russian), distraktionsgranat [common-gender] (Swedish), chockgranat (alt: in non-technical language – see usage notes) [common-gender] (Swedish), світлошумова́ грана́та (svitlošumová hranáta) [feminine] (Ukrainian), світлозвукова́ грана́та (svitlozvuková hranáta) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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