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Definition of flashpoint noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

flashpoint

noun
 
/ˈflæʃpɔɪnt/
 
/ˈflæʃpɔɪnt/
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. a situation or place in which violence or anger starts and cannot be controlled
    • Tension in the city is rapidly reaching flashpoint.
    • potential flashpoints in the south of the country
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