Example sentences from the Web for whizz-bang

I once saw five soldiers killed by one unlucky shot from a whizz-bang.
Over Here|Hector MacQuarrie
I was awakened the next morning by the sound of a whizz-bang flying over our dugout.
Trenching at Gallipoli|John Gallishaw
The worst of all is the whizz-bang, because it doesn't give you a chance—it pounces and is on you the same moment that it bangs.
Carry On|Coningsby Dawson
This was our first experience of the weapon, and the first experience of a whizz-bang is very disturbing.
The Secret Battle|A. P. Herbert

The Colonel had had his leg smashed by a whizz-bang when leading his troops into action.
The Glory of the Trenches|Coningsby Dawson

whizz-bang

whiz-bang

noun

a small-calibre World War I shell that, when discharged, travelled at such a high velocity that the sound of its flight was heard only an instant, if at all, before the sound of its explosion

a type of firework that jumps around emitting a whizzing sound and occasional bangs

adjective

informal excellent or first-rate

Words nearby whizz-bang

whity, whiz, whiz-bang, whiz kid, whizz, whizz-bang, whizzer, whizz kid, whizzo, whizzy, who

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单词	whizz-bang
释义	Example sentences from the Web for whizz-bang I once saw five soldiers killed by one unlucky shot from a whizz-bang. Over Here\|Hector MacQuarrie I was awakened the next morning by the sound of a whizz-bang flying over our dugout. Trenching at Gallipoli\|John Gallishaw The worst of all is the whizz-bang, because it doesn't give you a chance—it pounces and is on you the same moment that it bangs. Carry On\|Coningsby Dawson This was our first experience of the weapon, and the first experience of a whizz-bang is very disturbing. The Secret Battle\|A. P. Herbert The Colonel had had his leg smashed by a whizz-bang when leading his troops into action. The Glory of the Trenches\|Coningsby Dawson whizz-bang whiz-bang noun a small-calibre World War I shell that, when discharged, travelled at such a high velocity that the sound of its flight was heard only an instant, if at all, before the sound of its explosion a type of firework that jumps around emitting a whizzing sound and occasional bangs adjective informal excellent or first-rate Words nearby whizz-bang whity, whiz, whiz-bang, whiz kid, whizz, whizz-bang, whizzer, whizz kid, whizzo, whizzy, who Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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