flashpoint, n.
(flashpoints)
(flashpoints)
the lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible liquid can be ignited in air
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flash point flashpoint
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point at which something is ready to blow up
<noun.state>
flash point flashpoint
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a place of political unrest and potential violence
<noun.location>
flashpoint hot spot hotspot trouble spot
sample sentences
"the United States cannot police all of the world's hot spots"
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