"flash over" meaning in All languages combined

See flash over on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: flashes over [present, singular, third-person], flashing over [participle, present], flashed over [participle, past], flashed over [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} flash over (third-person singular simple present flashes over, present participle flashing over, simple past and past participle flashed over)
  1. (intransitive) To undergo flashing (ignition) throughout a space all at once. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-flash_over-en-verb-flgDEEab
  2. (intransitive) To undergo an unintended electric discharge or arc over or around an insulator. Tags: intransitive Derived forms: flashover [noun]
    Sense id: en-flash_over-en-verb-j2OcscfW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "over", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Firefighting Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "over": 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Firefighting: 36 64

Inflected forms

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        "(intransitive) To undergo flashing (ignition) throughout a space all at once."
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