flashover

/ˌflæʃˈoʊvər/
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Definitions of flashover
  1. noun
    an unintended electric discharge (as over or around an insulator)
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    type of:
    arc, discharge, electric arc, electric discharge, spark
    electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
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