Question of the Day #856

Of course, no-knock raids have resulted in plenty of collateral damage — both to cops and civilians — as the element of surprise tends to be bullet-and-flashbang heavy.

From the 2nd paragraph of this article at Techdirt.com.

  上記の文で、flashbangの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "flashbang" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎は、flash bangとして掲載していますが、今では複合語のflashbangの方が主流になりつつあります。その意味は、

スタン［特殊閃光］手りゅう弾◆相手を傷つけることなく、音と光で混乱させるための武器

Flash bang, flash-bang, flashbangの他に、別名のstun grenadeやflash grenadeがあります。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

an explosive device that produces a blinding flash of light and a sudden, loud noise intended to temporarily stun, distract, and disperse people and that is thrown by hand or projected

 

Examples

• He then uses a flashbang to escape.
• Smoke was seen rising from the window and witnesses reported explosions, thought to be from 'flashbangs', used to disorientate a suspect. Times, Sunday Times (2018)
• When armed motorcades arrive at the entrance, Marines toss flash-bang grenades to clear the crowd. — Gregg Zoroya
• "It was like that of a flash bang, something I've heard a few times whilst in the cadet force years ago, the pressure wave hitting my ears and then silence."
• A Kane County man is suing the Chicagoland Emergency Vehicle Show, the village of Oswego and other agencies, arguing he lost hearing and has tinnitus, or permanent ear-ringing, from a "flash bang" that exploded near him during a Kendall County Sheriff Special Response Team demonstration in August 2018.

   

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