towering inferno

Noun

Meaning

(poetic) A tall fire, as of a building.
We fed the campfire until it became a towering inferno before us.

A powerful, untamed force.

Examples

Frank M. Robinson (b.1926) died on June 30. Robinson wrote several novels with Tom Scortia, including The Glass Inferno, which was the basis for the film The Towering Inferno. Source: Internet

Like Allen's crowd-pleasers The Poseidon Adventure and The Towering Inferno, Fire sizzles with suspense and excitement. Source: Internet

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