flash-banging

A form of flash-bang — A hand grenade that produces a very bright flash and a loud explosion, but no shrapnel and minimal explosive force, to disorient the target.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of flash-bang
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APA

flash-banging. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flash-banging

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“flash-banging.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flash-banging. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flash-banging,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flash-banging.

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