firestorm

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fire⋅storm

[fahy^uh

r-stawrm]

–noun

1.	an atmospheric phenomenon, caused by a large fire, in which the rising column of air above the fire draws in strong winds often accompanied by rain.

2.	a raging fire of great intensity, as one fueled by oil or gas, that spreads rapidly.

Also, fire storm.

Origin:
1575–85; fire + storm

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fire·storm (fīr'stôrm')

A fire of great size and intensity that generates and is fed by strong inrushing winds from all sides: the firestorm that leveled Hiroshima after the atomic blast.
An intense or violent response: "The discovery that your child has a learning disorder can set off a firestorm of emotions" (Judith Harkness Richardson).

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