flash-bang
English
noun
Definitions
- A hand grenade that produces a very bright flash and a loud explosion, but no shrapnel and minimal explosive force, to disorient the target.
Etymology
Compound from English flash + English bang (forelock).
Origin
English
bang
Gloss
forelock
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aflash English
- anti-flash English
- antiflash English
- autoflash English
- backflash English
- bang English
- bang straw English
- bangable English
- bangbus English
- banger English
- bangless English
- bangsome English
- bangster English
- bangstick English
- bangtail English
- bebang English
- double flash English
- fingerbang English
- flash English
- flash grenade English
- flash-ball English
- flashable English
- flashback English
- flashbar English
- flashbulb English
- flashcard English
- flashcrowd English
- flashcube English
- flasher English
- flashfic English
- flashfire English
- flashgun English
- flashlamp English
- flashless English
- flashlet English
- flashlight English
- flashline English
- flashman English
- flashmob English
- flashness English
- flashover English
- flashpoint English
- flashpot English
- flashtube English
- flashy English
- flipflash English
- gangbang English
- gunflash English
- hashbang English
- headbang English
- mitoflash English
- multiflash English
- newsflash English
- outflash English
- photoflash English
- preflash English
- radioflash English
- reflash English
- sidebang English
- sideflash English
- slambang English
- slap-bang English
- strambang English
- synchroflash English
- thunderflash English
- upflash English
- whizbang English
- flash French
- флешка Russian
- flash Spanish, Castilian
- フラッシュ Japanese
- *bangen Middle English
- flasshen Middle English
- flass Icelandic
- plas Cebuano
- פלאש Hebrew (modern)
- bang
- flash
- flashy
- aflash
- banger
- bebang
- flasher
- bangbus
- reflash
- upflash
- flashfic
- outflash
- gangbang
- whizbang
- gunflash
- flashlet
- hashbang
- flashmob
- bangsome
- flashman
- headbang
- preflash
- bangable
- slambang
- flashgun
- flashbar
- flashpot
- bangless
- bangster
- sidebang
- bangtail
- flashlamp
- flipflash
- autoflash
- flashness
- flashline
- slap-bang
- strambang
- flashtube
- flashable
- antiflash
- newsflash
- flashless
- mitoflash
- flashfire
- flashcube
- flashcard
- flashbulb
- flashover
- sideflash
- bangstick
- flashback
- backflash
- photoflash
- multiflash
- flash-ball
- bang straw
- flashlight
- fingerbang
- flashcrowd
- flashpoint
- anti-flash
- radioflash
- synchroflash
- double flash
- thunderflash
- flash grenade