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flash-ball

noun

Etymology

From the trademark Flash-ball, from flash + ball.

  1. derived from *bʰel-✻
  2. derived from *bʰélō✻
  3. inherited from *balluz✻
  4. derived from bǫllr
  5. inherited from *beall✻
  6. inherited from bal
  7. compounded as flash-ball — “flash + ball”

Definitions

  1. A form of handgun that fires projectiles of rubber or similar material, used mainly by…

    A form of handgun that fires projectiles of rubber or similar material, used mainly by law enforcement officers for riot control.

  2. The projectile fired from this gun.

    • French security forces fired tear gas and flash-balls after a march through picturesque central Paris went from peaceful to provocative.

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