English noun: whizbang | |||
1. | whizbang (artifact) a small high-velocity shell; it makes a whizzing sound followed by a bang when it hits | ||
Synonyms | whizbang shell, whizzbang | ||
Broader (hypernym) | shell | ||
2. | whizbang (artifact) a firecracker that (like the whizbang shell) makes a whizzing sound followed by a loud explosion | ||
Synonyms | whizzbang | ||
Broader (hypernym) | banger, cracker, firecracker | ||