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noun
A fire whirl (a whirling column of fire found in large fiery areas such as wildfires, similar in appearance to a tornado made out of fire).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A true tornado generated by a firestorm.
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History
Blend of fire + tornado. By surface analysis, fire + -nado.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
