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Conflagration - English meaning

Conflagration – definitions in English dictionary

noun

An extensive fire which destroys a great deal of land or property.

Usage examples:

Tinder-dry conditions sparked fears of a conflagration in many drought-devastated communities

Synonims:

FireBlazeFlamesInfernoFirestormHolocaust
noun

A large fire that causes a lot of damage

Usage examples:

The government has turned a minor local problem into a full-blown regional conflagration.

Conflagration translation into English

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大火, 燹

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Vuurzee, Brand, Grote brand

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Incendie, Sinistre

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Feuersbrunst, Brand, Großbrand

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आग, अग्निकाण्ड

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Conflagrazione, Incendio

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큰 화재, 돌발, 대화

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Пожарище, Сожжение, Большой пожар

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Conflagración, Incendio

Word origin

late 15th century (denoting consumption by fire): from Latin conflagratio(n- ), from the verb conflagrare, from con- (expressing intensive force) + flagrare ‘to blaze’.

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Conflagration synonims

blaze

noun

A very large or fiercely burning fire.

Usage examples:

Twenty firemen fought the blaze
verb

Used in various expressions of anger, bewilderment, or surprise as a euphemism for ‘hell’.

Usage examples:

‘go to blazes!’ he shouted
verb

Set an example by being the first to do something; pioneer.

Usage examples:

Small firms would set the pace, blazing a trail for others to follow
Blaze - all meanings in English

fire

noun

A process in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke; combustion or burning.

Usage examples:

His house was destroyed by fire
verb

Discharge a gun or other weapon in order to propel (a bullet or projectile).

Usage examples:

He fired a shot at the retreating prisoners
noun

The state of burning, or a burning mass of material

Usage examples:

[ u ] the factory had to be closed because the risk of fire was too great., [ c ] there have been a…
Fire - all meanings in English

firestorm

noun

A very intense and destructive fire (typically one caused by bombing) in which strong currents of air are drawn into the blaze from the surrounding area making it burn more fiercely.

Usage examples:

Firestorms after a nuclear exchange
noun

A sudden, and sometimes violent reaction

Usage examples:

The senator's remarks caused a firestorm of protest.
Firestorm - all meanings in English

flames

noun

A hot glowing body of ignited gas that is generated by something on fire.

Usage examples:

The car was engulfed in flames
verb

Burn and give off flames.

Usage examples:

A great fire flamed in an open fireplace
noun

The hot light of a fire

Usage examples:

[ u ] the logs in the fireplace burst into flame., the house was in flames (= burning)., the fire s…
Flames - all meanings in English

holocaust

noun

Destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear war.

Usage examples:

A nuclear holocaust
Holocaust - all meanings in English

inferno

noun

A large fire that is dangerously out of control.

Usage examples:

The inferno had swept through the city
noun

A very large uncontrolled fire

Usage examples:

A raging inferno, the building was an inferno by the time the fire service arrived.
Inferno - all meanings in English

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