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Meaning of "powder burn" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POWDER BURN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POWDER BURN

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Powder burn is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POWDER BURN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Powder burn

A powder burn is a type of burn caused by exposure to the burning gases which are expelled from the muzzle of a firearm as it is fired. Powder burns only occur when the person or item to be burned is close to the discharging firearm, as the gases quickly dissipate. This can be an indicator on a corpse of whether the person was shot at point-blank range or not.

Definition of powder burn in the English dictionary

The definition of powder burn in the dictionary is a superficial burn of the skin caused by a momentary intense explosion, esp of gunpowder.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POWDER BURN

powder
powder blue
powder blush
powder blusher
powder compact
powder flask
powder horn
powder keg
powder magazine
powder metallurgy
powder monkey
powder puff
powder room
powder snow
powdered
powdered milk
powdered sugar
powderer
powdering
powderless

WORDS THAT END LIKE POWDER BURN

auburn
Blackburn
burn
Chinese burn
cigarette burn
crash and burn
first-degree burn
flash burn
heartburn
Hepburn
Lilburn
Lisburn
money to burn
razor burn
rope burn
second-degree burn
slash and burn
slow burn
sunburn
third-degree burn

Synonyms and antonyms of powder burn in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «powder burn» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POWDER BURN

Find out the translation of powder burn to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of powder burn from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «powder burn» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

粉末烧伤
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

quemadura en polvo
570 millions of speakers

English

powder burn
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पाउडर जला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حرق مسحوق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

порошок ожог
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pó queimadura
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গুঁড়া বার্ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

poudre brûlure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Serbuk pembakaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pulver brennen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

粉末熱傷
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

분말 화상
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bubuk wesi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bột bỏng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தூள் எரிக்கவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पावडर बर्न
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Toz yanması
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

burn in polvere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

palić w proszku
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

порошок опік
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

arde praf
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έγκαυμα σκόνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

poeier brand
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pulver bränn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pulver brenne
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of powder burn

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POWDER BURN»

The term «powder burn» is normally little used and occupies the 147.108 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POWDER BURN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «powder burn» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «powder burn» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about powder burn

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POWDER BURN»

Discover the use of powder burn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to powder burn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Powder Burn
New York Times bestselling author Carl Hiaasen’s gripping debut—now available as an ebook A witness to a gangland murder must outwit and outrun the vicious hit men on his trail—before it’s too late Chris Meadows’s charmed life as ...
Montalbano Bill, Carl Hiaasen, 2010
2
Powder Burn
A ruthless Colombian drug lord has launched a deadly campaign targeting DEA agents and U.S. diplomats.
Don Pendleton, Don Pendleton, 2014
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Powder Burn: Arson, Money and Mystery on Vail Mountain
As Vail celebrates its fortieth anniversary with a full season of hoopla and self-promotion, this book makes compelling reading for skiers, true crime enthusiasts, or anyone interested in the environmental, social, and political issues ...
Daniel Glick, 2009
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Powder Burn: Arson, Money and Mystery on Vail Mountain
With a new Epilogue by the author, this bestselling "alpine "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil"" ("Outisde") explores an unsolved mystery and uncovers the dark underside of the new West.
‎2002
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Powder Burn
After witnessing the death of two of his friends, caught in the cross-fire of drug traffickers, Chris Meadows becomes a decoy for the police and a target of the drug lords
William D. Montalbano, 1983
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Powder Burn:
Sam Blackett will risk everything to get what she wants. And what she wants is to investigate and write about the big, important stories that will change the world.
Mark Chisnell, 2014
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Annual Report of the American Institute of the City of New York
It is the virtue of ordinary gunpowder that it burns slowly. If you want long guns you must make the powder burn more slowly. I do not see the necessity of having successive charges. The President — It is almost impossible to get powder that ...
American Institute of the City of New York, 1872
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Dr. McDougall's Digestive Tune-Up
Traditional wisdom has it that those hot, spicy condiments, like pepper or curry powder, burn holes in the stomach. Indeed, anyone who has enjoyed the ethnic enticements at a Thai, Mexican, Indian, or Szechwan Chinese restaurant will agree ...
John A. McDougall, 2006
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Trap Line
The gripping thriller from New York Times bestselling author Carl Hiaasen—now available as an ebook A Key West fishing captain takes on Florida’s drug lords in an underground war that could cost him his freedom—and his life Though he ...
Carl Hiaasen, Montalbano Bill, 2010
10
Endometriosis For Dummies
The previous surgeon may have not recognized the disease because he was relying on the textbook description — a classic powder-burn lesion appearance. We now identify that traditional appearance as end-stage disease (check out ...
Joseph Krotec, MD, Sharon Perkins, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POWDER BURN»

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An Art Exhibition Featuring Michael Brown's Body Has Many People …
Close enough for Brown get powder burn on is right hand. Den Hickey. Yeah, thats what I am wondering. It seems a likely scenario that Brown ... «Hyperallergic, Jul 15»
2
12 Competitors to Watch at the 2015 NRA Bianchi Cup
Yes, Julie roasts her own beans, and with blends like Double Tap Roast and Powder Burn, you know she's really focused on her shooting ... «OutdoorHub, May 15»
3
Toddler implicated in mom's murder found with powder burn to the …
Preliminary investigations, yesterday, revealed that the toddler implicated in the mysterious shooting death of his mother had powder burns to ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Apr 15»
4
10 ways to control pistol muzzle rise like a boss
You don't want your finger to get shot or feel the powerful effects of a cylinder-enhanced powder burn. On a pistol, you'll be fine though. «Guns.com, Apr 15»
5
Jacques Delisle didn't murder his wife, forensic experts tell CBC
The final piece of evidence in the Delisle trial was the black powder burn found on Rainville's left hand. The Crown claimed it was a result of her ... «CBC.ca, Mar 15»
6
Texas State Senate Passes Gun Law
That's powder burn, NO BIG DEAL. Like · Reply · 1 · Mar 18, 2015 6:25pm. Chris Douglas. EXCELLENT. Like · Reply · 9 · Mar 18, 2015 2:14pm. «Western Journalism, Mar 15»
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Corvallis family, friends make their own Western movies
“It didn't really hurt,” Ephraim said. “There was a little bit of a powder burn on my pants was all. We're kind of careful to go over safety rules now. «The Missoulian, Mar 15»
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D.A.: Peachtree City police chief to face misdemeanor charge
“His hand has a nickel-size powder burn that is consistent with his story. This is a painful way to fire a gun and I don't he would have intentionally done that." «CBS46 News Atlanta, Mar 15»
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West is best: Corvallis family and friends film their own Western
“It didn't really hurt,” Ephraim said. “There was a little bit of a powder burn on my pants was all. We're kind of careful to go over safety rules now. «Ravalli Republic, Mar 15»
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Preempting danger
A second or two after the Howitzer's sharp explosion, the discerning eye can see the impact point of the round, identifiable by a powder burn on ... «The Durango Herald, Mar 15»

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