conflagration
- a destructive fire, usually an extensive one.
Origin of conflagration
Synonyms for conflagration
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Contemporary Examples of conflagration
The fires that corporate America lit have now become a conflagration beyond its control.
A century ago, miscalculation was greatly to blame for thrusting Europe into a conflagration.
The Boston Marathon bombings reminded the world how quickly a celebration can turn into a conflagration.
The canisters, McMahon said, are to blame for the conflagration.
The conflagration in Congress is spreading to singe, if not consume, critical decisions across the board.
Historical Examples of conflagration
Isabel herself had scarcely time for escape, so rapid was the conflagration.
Leila, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton
You're liable to start a conflagration you can't stop, and that may consume yourself, is all.
Good IndianB. M. Bower
Then a shower of sparks rose high in the air and the conflagration subsided.
The DownfallEmile Zola
Presently, as the conflagration waned, they opened their eyes.
"A costly blaze that," said Hoare, as he watched the conflagration.
Roland CashelCharles James Lever
conflagration
- a large destructive fire