bear banger
bear banger noun: a firearm cartridge designed to produce a loud bang for defence against bears.
Noun
bear banger (plural bear bangers)
- A firearm cartridge designed to produce a loud bang for defence against bears.
- Consider bear bangers. They are even lighter and smaller than bear spray. The bear banger is a tube the size of a small pen which is hand held.1997, Glen Stedham, Bush Basics: A Common Sense Guide to Backwoods Adventure
- And even when a bear is scared by the sound of a bear banger, there is little control over the direction in which it will run, particularly if you drop the charge behind or above the bear instead of in front of it— both are easy to do.2004, Mike Nash, Exploring Prince George: A Guide to North Central B. C. Outdoors
Forms of bear banger
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Questions about bear banger
- What does bear banger mean?
- Bear banger means a firearm cartridge designed to produce a loud bang for defence against bears.
- What part of speech is bear banger?
- Bear banger is a noun.
- What is the plural of bear banger?
- The plural of bear banger is bear bangers.
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