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flash burn

noun

  1. a burn produced by brief exposure to intense, radiant heat, as from an explosion.


flash burn

noun

  1. pathol a burn caused by momentary exposure to intense radiant heat
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of flash burn1

First recorded in 1945–50

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