ignition point
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ignition point
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Between now and that next ignition point, however, “there’s likely to be plenty of noise: false starts, short squeezes and periodic bouts of liquidation,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2025
The area was about 2½ miles from the fire’s ignition point.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2025
The company had also detected a fault the day of the fire on its Eagle Rock-Gould line, about five circuit miles from the suspected ignition point, which caused an increase of current across transmission lines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2025
Attorneys suing the company told The Times that the distance from the suspected ignition point made that an unlikely cause for the fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2025
Tonight, like an inferno burning outward in all directions from a single ignition point, the news that Lincoln had been shot spread from Ford’s in an ever-widening circle.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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