stun grenade

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noun

a nonlethal grenade which is used to disturb the senses of enemies by its loud noise and its bright lightAlso called: flashbang

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Words nearby stun grenade

stump up, stumpwork, stumpy, stun, stung, stun grenade, stun gun, stunk, stunned, stunner, stunning

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How to use stun grenade in a sentence

Cops launched a flash grenade through the window and officer Joseph Weekley fired, fatally striking Stanley-Jones.
Worse Than Eric Garner: Cops Who Got Away With Killing Autistic Men and Little Girls|Emily Shire|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The authorities were trying to arrest another man suspected of throwing a stun grenade when Hamdan attacked.
A New Intifada? Israel’s Arab Citizen Uprising Spreads|Creede Newton|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His companions—one a woman—urge him to let loose with a rocket-propelled grenade and he fires.
Turkish President Kisses Off Kurds Under Siege By ISIS|Jamie Dettmer|October 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In any event, for the Kudo-kai, the police arrest of their top dog is expected to have the impact of a well-thrown hand grenade.
The Case of the Yakking Yakuza|Jake Adelstein|September 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

We could say we were approached by a local bad guy with a grenade in his hand.
‘Kill Team’: The Documentary the Army Doesn’t Want You to See|Andrew Romano|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He tole me I was to have all the money Miss Dory had been layin' up, an' he would send me mo' for the stun.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes
There had come to him an introductory statement; it was a smashing thing—a thing that would arrest and stun!
Love's Pilgrimage|Upton Sinclair
It was impossible to align the sights of his stun gun with any of those flitting shadows, Raf discovered.
Star Born|Andre Norton
Once more the party was alert, ready for trouble, and taking his cue from them, he kept his stun gun in his hand.
Star Born|Andre Norton
The stun ray, which had acted upon living creatures, could not govern the delicate mechanism in the hound's interior.
Star Born|Andre Norton