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flash-bang

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 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.

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A sudden bright flash of light.

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3

verb

Meaning 3

Alternative form of flashbang.

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Usage: alt-of, alternative

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History

Etymology

From flash + bang. From the bright flash of light and loud bang (a concussive shockwave of sound) generated by this device.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: светлашумава́я грана́та (svjetlašumavája hranáta) — a type of grenade
  • Belarusian: светлагукава́я грана́та (svjetlahukavája hranáta) — a type of grenade
  • Chinese Mandarin: 閃光彈 /闪光弹 (shǎnguāngdàn) — a type of grenade
  • Chinese Mandarin: 震撼彈 /震撼弹 (zhènhàndàn) — a type of grenade
  • Czech: zábleskový granát — a type of grenade
  • Dutch: aanvalshandgranaat — a type of grenade
  • Dutch: flitsgranaat — a type of grenade
  • Finnish: tainnutuskranaatti — a type of grenade
  • Finnish: valokranaatti — a type of grenade
  • French: grenade assourdissante — a type of grenade
  • German: Blendgranate — a type of grenade
  • Indonesian: granat kejut — a type of grenade
  • Indonesian: flashbang — a type of grenade
  • Italian: flashbang — a type of grenade
  • Italian: stun grenade — a type of grenade
  • Japanese: 閃光彈 (senkōdan) — a type of grenade
  • Korean: 섬광탄 (seomgwangtan) — a type of grenade
  • Polish: granat błyskowo-hukowy — a type of grenade
  • Romanian: grenadă paralizantă — a type of grenade
  • Romanian: grenadă luminoasă — a type of grenade
  • Russian: светозвукова́я грана́та (svetozvukovája granáta) — a type of grenade
  • Russian: светошумова́я грана́та (svetošumovája granáta) — a type of grenade
  • Spanish: granada aturdidora — a type of grenade
  • Swedish: distraktionsgranat — a type of grenade
  • Swedish: chockgranat — a type of grenade
  • Ukrainian: світлошумова́ грана́та (svitlošumová hranáta) — a type of grenade
  • Ukrainian: світлозвукова́ грана́та (svitlozvuková hranáta) — a type of grenade