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flash-bangs

flash-bangs is the plural of flash-bang.

Meaning of flash-bang

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.
    • As evening begins here in Washington, police are firing tear gas, deploying flash-bangs to disperse peaceful protests near the White House.2020 June 1, 0:16–0:24 from the start, in Death of George Floyd drives protests across the U.S. — and beyond, Judy Woodruff (actor), PBS NewsHour
  2. A sudden bright flash of light.

Questions about flash-bangs

What is flash-bangs the plural of?
Flash-bangs is the plural of flash-bang.

Words near flash-bangs in the dictionary

  1. flash-ball
  2. flash-balls
  3. flash-bang
  4. flash-banged
  5. flash-banging
  6. flash-bangs
  7. flash-burn
  8. flash-burns
  9. flash-forward
  10. flash-forwarded
  11. flash-forwarding

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