FLASHPOINT


Meaning of FLASHPOINT in English

/ ˈflæʃpɔɪnt; NAmE / noun

[ C , U ] 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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.