"flashpoint" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: flashpoints [plural]
Etymology: flash + point Etymology templates: {{compound|en|flash|point}} flash + point Head templates: {{en-noun}} flashpoint (plural flashpoints)
  1. Alternative form of flash point Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: flash point
    Sense id: en-flashpoint-en-noun-eDGwJRYv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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