flashpoint

flash point

also flash·point (flăsh′point′)

1. The lowest temperature at which a combustible liquid or solid produces sufficient vapor near its surface to generate an ignitable mixture with air.

2. The point at which eruption into significant action, creation, or violence occurs: "The shootdown did not increase international tensions to the flash point" (Seymour M. Hersh).

flashpoint

1. something that causes violence or conflict to flare up

2. a critical moment beyond which a situation will inevitably erupt into violence

3. (Chemistry) the lowest temperature at which the vapour above a liquid can be ignited in air

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The basic philosophy of the IGF Code is to provide mandatory provisions for the arrangement, installation, control and monitoring of machinery, equipment and systems using low flashpoint fuels, such as liquefied natural gas (LNG), to minimize the risk to the ship, its crew and the environment, having regard to the nature of the fuels involved.

St Patrick's on Donegall Street in central Belfast has been a flashpoint for trouble after a band circled the church playing a sectarian song on July 12, 2012.

Snipers from both sides were still deployed in flashpoint areas of the northern port city, as the fighting subsided on Monday for the first time in nearly two weeks.

Syria: The death toll from a fresh surge of violence in Syrian flashpoints has risen to 33, rights activists said Wednesday, adding that among the dead are six children and teenagers and five army defectors.

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Managing diversity flashpoints in higher education.

Kolkata/Bengaluru, March 15 (ANI): India's main opposition Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday said that it would construct a temple that has been a flashpoint of tension between Hindus and Muslims for years.

The inquiry team pinpointed four flashpoints in the city and identified hooligans who wrecked Rangers' reputation at the showpiece final:

He says that he saw the same kind of energy and drive in the employees at Webers, and that is what makes the restaurant a flashpoint business.

It does not require great imagination to understand why this may be a flashpoint in the future, particularly if Palestinians continue to receive less water per head than their Jewish neighbours.