Definition of "flashbang" [flashbang]

• A hand grenade that produces a very bright flash and a loud explosion, but no shrapnel and minimal explosive force, to disorient the target. (noun)

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• "I think it’s interesting that in one context a flashbang is referred to as a “noise bomb”, then two sentences later a flashbang is referred to as a “stun grenade”."
• "EH says: pc: I think it’s interesting that in one context a flashbang is referred to as a “noise bomb”, then two sentences later a flashbang is referred to as a “stun grenade”."
• "And as I've said many times before, there is no way the average citizen armed with a gun can challenge the modern police officer who is armed to the teeth with even bigger guns, assault vehicles, battering rams, ballistic shields, "flashbang" grenades, smoke grenades, pepper spray and tear gas, to name just some of local law enforcement's arsenal."