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Definition of five-alarm in English: five-alarmadjective US informal 1attributive (of a fire) very large or fierce. Example sentencesExamples - They had shown up at the five-alarm fire five minutes too late to catch the perpetrators, but just in time to rescue the victims.
- Fire department inspectors investigating the five-alarm fire were unable to determine what caused it, and have turned the matter over to police.
- As we watched the raging, five-alarm fire, I was torn between being horrified at its fury and intensity and delighted by the technology that was letting us get the news instantly without a television or radio in sight.
- 1.1 (of food, such as chillies) extremely pungent or hot.
Example sentencesExamples - When we needed a siesta from the five-alarm fare, we moved on to some non-Mexican entrées.
- This can vary from the gentle warmth of an Anaheim pepper to the five-alarm fire of the habanero chili, one of the hottest peppers in the world.
- Now salsas can be found worldwide, in varieties such as red chilli, guacamole, or green tomatillo, from mild, to tangy, to suicide five-alarm spicy.
- Made five-alarm chili the other day, with three kinds of beans and many, many hot peppers.
Definition of five-alarm in US English: five-alarmadjectiveˌfīvəˈlärm US informal 1attributive (of a fire) very large or fierce. Example sentencesExamples - They had shown up at the five-alarm fire five minutes too late to catch the perpetrators, but just in time to rescue the victims.
- Fire department inspectors investigating the five-alarm fire were unable to determine what caused it, and have turned the matter over to police.
- As we watched the raging, five-alarm fire, I was torn between being horrified at its fury and intensity and delighted by the technology that was letting us get the news instantly without a television or radio in sight.
- 1.1 (of food, such as chilies) extremely pungent; hot.
Example sentencesExamples - Now salsas can be found worldwide, in varieties such as red chilli, guacamole, or green tomatillo, from mild, to tangy, to suicide five-alarm spicy.
- When we needed a siesta from the five-alarm fare, we moved on to some non-Mexican entrées.
- This can vary from the gentle warmth of an Anaheim pepper to the five-alarm fire of the habanero chili, one of the hottest peppers in the world.
- Made five-alarm chili the other day, with three kinds of beans and many, many hot peppers.
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