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Meaning of trench effect | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The phenomenon of a fire rushing quickly up an inclined surface, due to a combination of the Coandă effect (which causes the fire to hug the inclined surface) and flashover (where the surface of a space near the fire — in this case the surface of the more elevated regions of the incline — is heated until it self-ignites).

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

trench fever trench foot trench knife trench mentality trench mortar trench mouth

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