flash point
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Meaning
- noun The lowest temperature at which a liquid can form an ignitable mixture in air near the surface of the liquid.
- noun A hotspot; a dangerous place of violent political unrest.
- noun The critical stage in some process, event, or situation at which action, change, or violence occurs
The attack could prove the flashpoint for war.
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