trench effect

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Noun

1. The [[phenomenon]] of a [[fire]] [[rush]]ing [[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]] [[region]]s of the incline — is [[heat]]ed until it [[self-ignite]]s).

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