conflagration
con·fla·gra·tion (k
n
fl
-gr
shn)
n.
A large destructive fire.
[Latin c
nflagrti, cnflagrtin-, from cnflagrtus, past participle of cnflagrre, to burn up; see conflagrant.]
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Noun |
1. |
conflagration – a very intense and uncontrolled firefire – the event of something burning (often destructive); “they lost everything in the fire”wildfire – a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration |
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