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conflagration

 
Dictionary: con·fla·gra·tion   (kŏn'flə-grā'shən) pronunciation
 
n.

A large destructive fire.

[Latin cōnflagrātiō, cōnflagrātiōn-, from cōnflagrātus, past participle of cōnflagrāre, to burn up. See conflagrant.]


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Insurance Dictionary: Conflagration
 

Fire that spreads substantial destruction.

 
Thesaurus: conflagration
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noun

    The visible signs of combustion: blaze, fire, flame, flare-up. See hot/cold/lukewarm.

 
WordNet: conflagration
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a very intense and uncontrolled fire
  Synonym: inferno


 
Translations: Conflagration
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kæmpebrand, voldsom konflikt

Nederlands (Dutch)
vuurzee

Français (French)
n. - conflagration

Deutsch (German)
n. - Feuersbrunst, Großbrand

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πυρκαγιά, φωτιά

Italiano (Italian)
incendio di grandi proporzioni, mare di fuoco, conflagrazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - conflagração (f)

Русский (Russian)
сильный пожар

Español (Spanish)
n. - conflagración, incendio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - storbrand

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
大火灾, 突发, 大火

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 大火災, 突發, 大火

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 대화재, 돌발

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 大火災

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حريق هائل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שריפה, דליקה‬


 
 

 

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