flash over

verb

To undergo flashing (ignition) throughout a space all at once.

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Meanings

verbflash over (third-person singular simple present flashes over, present participle flashing over, simple past and past participle flashed over)

present singular third person flashes over · participle present flashing over · participle past flashed over · past flashed over

  1. intransitiveTo undergo flashing (ignition) throughout a space all at once.
  2. intransitiveTo undergo an unintended electric discharge or arc over or around an insulator.
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flash over. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flash%20over

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flash over,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flash%20over.

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