FLASHOVER

flashover

(noun) an unintended electric discharge (as over or around an insulator)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

flashover (countable and uncountable, plural flashovers)

The near simultaneous ignition of all combustible material in an enclosed area.

An unintended electric discharge or arc over or around an insulator

Source: Wiktionary



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