flash burn

American  

noun

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

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flash burn British  

noun

1. pathol a burn caused by momentary exposure to intense radiant heat

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Etymology

Origin of flash burn

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

I felt it rub up against my bare skin and had to turn my face away from the blinding light that came next—a flash burn that erased anything and everything that stood in its way.

From Literature

King sustained a flash burn in his left eye, requiring a trip to an ophthalmologist and a course of eye drops.

From Seattle Times

The supervisor who was standing with him, and came to his aid, also sustained a flash burn, but is now back on the job, he said.

From Washington Post

Even I am in that number, showing up to an old day job looking like the Phantom of the Opera after a flash burn incident.

From New York Times

A shot was fired during that robbery and one person was reported to have suffered a "flash burn" at the scene, police said.

From Chicago Tribune