powder burn
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
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.
Example Sentences
- "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 somewhat erratic marksmanship were all that had saved the President."
- "Most had head wounds and powder burns, indicating that they had been shot at close range."
- "Tom Chaney is a depraved man who kills for no good reason. . . . Chaney has a powder burn on his face."