flash burn

flash burn
noun
: tissue injury caused by exposure to radiant heat of high intensity (as from electrical discharges or explosions)

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a burn produced by brief exposure to intense, radiant heat, as from an explosion.
[1945-50]

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flash burn noun
One sustained as the result of exposure to a flash of intense heat, eg from a nuclear explosion
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Main Entry: ↑flash

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flash burn UK US noun [countable] [singular flash burn plural flash burns]
a burn caused by being near sudden strong heat, for example during an explosion
Thesaurus: skin problems, swellings and injurieshyponym

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flash burn,
a severe burn caused by instantaneous thermal radiation, such as that from an atomic bomb.

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n. a burn caused by sudden intense heat, as from a nuclear explosion

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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