powder-burn

A form of powder burn — 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.

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Meanings

nounpowder-burn (plural powder-burns)

plural powder-burns

  1. alternativeAlternative form of powder burn.
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APA

powder-burn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powder-burn

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“powder-burn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powder-burn. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “powder-burn,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powder-burn.

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