conflagration

con·fla·gra·tion

C0562700 (kŏn′flə-grā′shən)n. A large destructive fire.

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[Latin cōnflagrātiō, cōnflagrātiōn-, from cōnflagrātus, past participle of cōnflagrāre, to burn up; see conflagrant.]

conflagration

(ˌkɒnfləˈɡreɪʃən) na large destructive fire[C16: from Latin conflagrātiō, from conflagrāre to be burnt up, from com- (intensive) + flagrāre to burn; related to Latin fulgur lightning] ˈconflaˌgrative adj

con•fla•gra•tion

(ˌkɒn fləˈgreɪ ʃən)

n. a destructive fire, usu. an extensive one. [1545–55; < Latin conflagrātiō=conflagrā(re) to burn up]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

conflagration - a very intense and uncontrolled fireinfernofire - the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire"wildfire - a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration

conflagration

noun fire, blaze, holocaust, inferno, wildfire All the stock was destroyed in a warehouse conflagration.

conflagration

nounThe visible signs of combustion:blaze, fire, flame, flare-up.

Translations

大火灾

conflagration

(konfləˈgreiʃən) noun a great fire. Ten people perished in the conflagration. 大火 大火灾