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conflagrationcon‧fla‧gra‧tion /ˌkɒnfləˈɡreɪʃən $ ˌkɑːn-/ noun [countable] formal   conflagrationOrigin: 1400-1500 Latin conflagratio, from conflagrare ‘to burn’, from com- ( ➔ COM-) + flagrare ‘to burn’ - Bertha vividly remembers the conflagration that consumed her childhood home.
- The conflict has the potential to become a major conflagration.
- Any good ante-bellum history will detail the stupidities that led to this utterly needless conflagration.
- Apart from conflagrations in buildings, environmental fires can occur.
- In Charleston, the surrender had been anticipated since the conflagration started.
- One spark and the whole of your week's washing could start a conflagration.
- The collapse of part of the roof had let in air which intensified the conflagration.
- Those, in concert with fiery remains of the ships and tanks, consumed the airship in a sun-like conflagration.
► fire flames that burn in an uncontrolled way and destroy or damage things: · In April, a fire at the school destroyed the science block.· a forest fire ► flames the bright parts of a fire that you see burning in the air: · The flames from the burning building were lighting up the night sky. ► blaze written a large and dangerous fire – used especially in news reports: · Firemen fought to keep the blaze under control. ► inferno written an extremely large and dangerous fire which is out of control – used especially in news reports: · The entire building was on fire and hundreds of people were trapped in the inferno. ► conflagration formal a very large fire that destroys a lot of buildings, trees etc: · The conflagration spread rapidly through the old town. 1a very large fire that destroys a lot of buildings, forests etc
► see thesaurus at fire2a violent situation or war |