fire tornado
noun
a flaming tornado generated by intense wildfire, rarer, much larger, and more destructive than a fire whirl.
fire tornados
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pluralof fire tornado.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Giant clouds of ash and smoke have billowed 10 miles high, beyond the standard altitude of a commercial airliner, as fire tornados tear up the trees below.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 19, 2020
Conditions on the ground have seen walls of flame, spot fires coalescing into fire tornados and some firefronts burning so hot they have formed their own weather systems.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 4, 2020
The fires in Shasta county are being sucked up by strong winds to form "fire tornados" that are uprooting trees and overturning cars, fire officials say.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2018
