flashpoint
Meaning
Noun
- The lowest temperature at which a liquid can form an ignitable mixture in air near the surface of the liquid.
- A hotspot; a dangerous place of violent political unrest
- A time and place when violence or conflict suddenly arises.
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Origin
- flash + point
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