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Examples of conflagration
conflagration
A conflagration on the Idaho-Nevada border charred more than twice as much land.
From the latimes.com
Signs of looming class warfare or racial conflagration are not much in evidence.
From the theatlantic.com
People adamantly hold to their innocence of any sort of moon tree conflagration.
From the kentucky.com
All of this was under discussion a year ago, after Bangkok's last conflagration.
From the economist.com
Wisconsin was in many ways an unlikely spot for such a political conflagration.
From the washingtonpost.com
Unfortunately, Korea required a major financial conflagration to see the light.
From the curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com
Then suddenly, to those who were playing with fire, the great conflagration came.
From the theatlantic.com
Not all revolutions in thought erupt as Tahrir Squares of mental conflagration.
From the forbes.com
Careless use of a lawn mower or machinery could ignite the next conflagration.
From the sacbee.com
- A very intense and uncontrolled fire
- (conflagrate) kindle: cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"
- (conflagrate) erupt: start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"
- Conflagration is an uncontrolled burning that threatens human life, health, property or ecology. A conflagration can be accidentally or intentionally created (arson). Arson can be accomplished for the purpose of sabotage, diversion, and also can be the consequence of pyromania. ...
- A large fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning; large-scale military conflict (between nations, or schools of thought, etc.)
- (conflagratory) That tends to produce conflagration; inflammatory
- To dream of a conflagration, denotes, if no lives are lost, changes in the future which will be beneficial to your interests and happiness. See Fire.
- (n.) great fire (The conflagration consumed the entire building.)
- A raging, destructive fire. Often used to describe a fire burning under extreme fire weather. The term is also used when a wildland fire burns into a wildland/urban interface, destroying many structures.
