powder burn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

powder burn powder burns powder-burn
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