# flash-bang

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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.
2. A sudden bright flash of light.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/flash-bang