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noun
1.
Electricity. a disruptive discharge around or over the surface of a solid or liquid insulator.
2.
the moment of conflagration or complete incineration caused by superheated air or combustibles.
verb (used without object)
3.
Electricity. to have or experience a flashover.
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Origin:
1890–95; orig. noun use of verb phrase flash over
1890–95; orig. noun use of verb phrase flash over
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