noun

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

  ‘The heat from this arc can cause superficial flash burns to exposed body parts, typically the face and hands.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘The flash of thermal radiation produces these flash burns right after the explosion.’
  • ‘All of her wounds had been cauterized by the flash burns, which kept her from bleeding to death.’
  • ‘The survivors had severe flash burns and required grafting on both hands.’
  • ‘He was blown clear of the house onto the pavement outside and found suffering from flash burns, cuts and bruises.’