conflagration

Noun
Synonyms: inferno

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a very intense and uncontrolled fireSynonyms: inferno
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Conflagration \Con`fla*gra"tion\, n. [L. conflagratio: cf. F. conflagration.] A fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning. [1913 Webster]

Till one wide conflagration swallows all. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

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