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GRENADE ETOURDISSANTE [1 record]

Record 1 2024-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bombs and Grenades
  • Non-Lethal Weapons
DEF

A grenade designed to produce non-lethal, momentary, sensory overwhelming flash and noise effects.

OBS

stun grenade; flash bang: designations and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel.

OBS

noisemaker grenade: designation extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

Key term(s)
  • flash-bang
  • noise-maker grenade

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bombes et grenades
  • Armes non meurtrières
DEF

Grenade conçue pour produire des bruits et des éclairs non létaux et momentanés qui causent une surcharge sensorielle.

OBS

grenade fulgurante : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre; désignation uniformisée par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des munitions.

OBS

grenade de surpression : désignation uniformisée par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

OBS

grenade neutralisante; grenade assourdissante : désignations tirées du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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