English

Noun

flash bang ‎(plural flash bangs)

1. Alternative form of flash-bang
   • 2003, Dennis Krebs, When Violence Erupts: A Survival Guide for Emergency Responders, page 153:

     A flash bang contains no explosive, and the container is not designed to fragment.

   • 2007, Frank A. Colaprete, ed., Internal Investigations: A Practitioner's Approach, page 180:
   • In January of 2005 in Niagara Falls, New York, an 18-year-old woman who was not the intended arrest target suffered second and third degree burns as a result of the use of a flash bang during the service of a high-risk warrant.
   • 2008, James Devries, Deep Cover, page 151:

     I have a flash bang with a timer set for 60 seconds.