Associations to the word «Flashpoint»

Wiktionary

FLASHPOINT, noun. The lowest temperature at which a liquid can form an ignitable mixture in air near the surface of the liquid.
FLASHPOINT, noun. (figuratively) A hotspot; a dangerous place of violent political unrest

Dictionary definition

FLASHPOINT, noun. Point at which something is ready to blow up.
FLASHPOINT, noun. The lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible liquid can be ignited in air.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats