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noun
A fire whose intensity is greatly increased by inrushing winds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An intense or violent altercation; an intense or violent response; an outburst (as of controversy)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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noun
an outburst of controversy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing
noun
a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: storm, violent storm
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh2wr̥ Proto-Germanic *fōr Proto-West Germanic *fuir Old English fȳr Middle English fyr English fire English storm English firestorm From fire + storm.
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
