Oxford Dictionary English flesh wound noun noun BrE BrE//ˈfleʃ wuːnd// ; NAmE NAmE//ˈfleʃ wuːnd// Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsan injury in which the skin is cut but the bones and organs inside the body are not damaged He only suffered a few superficial flesh wounds.See flesh wound in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: flesh wound oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com