flashpointnoun
uk/ˈflæʃ.pɔɪnt/us/ˈflæʃ.pɔɪnt/flashpoint noun (VIOLENCE)
[ C ] a place or stage at which violence might be expected to begin:
Because of the army's presence, the city is seen to be the flashpoint of the area.
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Turning points & deciding moments
- be at a crossroads idiom
- breakthrough
- brink
- climax
- coming of age
- crunch
- defining moment
- edge
- if/when it comes to the crunch idiom
- landmark
- make-or-break
- milestone
- red-letter day
- road
- road to Damascus idiom
- the moment of truth idiom
- turning point
- U-turn
- volte-face
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flashpoint noun (TEMPERATURE)
[ C usually singular ] specialized chemistry The flashpoint of a liquid is the lowest temperature at which the vapour it produces will burn in air.
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Miscellaneous units of measurement
- acre
- becquerel
- caloric
- calorific
- curie
- farad
- Gy
- hectare
- hertz
- horsepower
- kilohertz
- kilojoule
- lumen
- MHz
- millibar
- molal
- molar
- newton
- SI unit
- watt
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