powder burn
powder burn noun: a burn, ordinarily superficial and on someone's skin, resulting from proximity to an explosion of gunpowder, such as that associated with the discharge of a firearm.
Noun
powder burn (plural powder burns)
- A burn, ordinarily superficial and on someone's skin, resulting from proximity to an explosion of gunpowder, such as that associated with the discharge of a firearm.
- To anxious throngs who crowded into Mexico City's Palacio Nacional this week, bland President Manuel Avila Camacho displayed a two-inch swath burned in the jacket of his grey-and-red striped suit, a similar powder burn in his white shirt beneath. The burns were over his heart. A jiu jitsu trick and...1944 April 17, “Mexico: At the Palacio Nacional”, in Time, retrieved 13 May 2014
- Most had head wounds and powder burns, indicating that they had been shot at close range.1983 June 4, Lydia Chavez, “Salvador Photos Indicate Massacre”, in New York Times, retrieved 13 May 2014
Forms of powder burn
| plural | powder burns |
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| alternative form | powder-burn |
Questions about powder burn
- What does powder burn mean?
- Powder burn means a burn, ordinarily superficial and on someone's skin, resulting from proximity to an explosion of gunpowder, such as that associated with the discharge of a firearm.
- What part of speech is powder burn?
- Powder burn is a noun.
- What is the plural of powder burn?
- The plural of powder burn is powder burns.
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