firestorm

Noun

Meaning

an outburst of controversy

a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area

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Synonyms

conflagration blizzard tempest fire inferno difference conflict debate argument controversy dispute burning contest storm combustion
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Antonyms

concord agreement resolution answer explanation trust
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Hypernyms

argument controversy storm arguing contention tilt

Phrases with the word

firestorm quake

Anagrams

reformist restiform

Examples

the incident triggered a political firestorm Source: Internet

2003 Canberra firestorm Cellular automata models have increasingly been used to model forest fire events. Source: Internet

According to the report, one of the most promising techniques investigated was initiation of rain from seeding of mass-fire thunderheads and other clouds passing over the developing, and then steady-state, firestorm. Source: Internet

An estimated 30% of immediate fatalities were people who received lethal doses of this direct radiation, but died in the firestorm before their radiation injuries would have become apparent. Source: Internet

First came the flames, a raging firestorm propelled by 50 mph (80 kph) wind gusts that incinerated Kelsey Norton’s house and killed 85 people in her community. Source: Internet

Colin Briggs, who has been a CFA volunteer for more than 30 years, said Monday night’s firestorm had torn through the community of Cudgewa - on the Murray Valley Highway east of Wodonga - with an intensity he had never seen in a bushfire. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Firestone layaway firestop firestopping firestorm quake firestriker firesuit