flashover

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Noun

flashover noun

The near simultaneous ignition of all combustible material in an enclosed area.
An unintended electric discharge or arc over or around an insulator

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Synonyms

flashfire sparkover firebreak flashing autoignition matchflare flash burner flameout flash flash point smoke explosion backflash fulguration spot fire outflush flare

Rhymes

hash over flash over ash over backlash over cache over cash over clash over crash over dash over gash over

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