side flashing

A form of side flash — A disruptive electrical discharge between a conductor traversed by an oscillatory current of high frequency (such as lightning) and neighbouring masses of metal, or between different parts of the same conductor.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of side flash
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APA

side flashing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/side%20flashing

MLA

“side flashing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/side%20flashing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “side flashing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/side%20flashing.

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