What does "firenado" mean?

A fire whirl (a whirling column of fire found in large fiery areas such as wildfires, similar in appearance to a tornado made out of fire).

What is a synonym for "firenado"?

Common synonyms include: fire devil, fire devil, fire whirl, fire whirl, fire-devil, fire-whirl.

Pronounced //faɪəˈneɪ.dəʊ//.

//faɪəˈneɪ.dəʊ// noun

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Noun

1
A fire whirl (a whirling column of fire found in large fiery areas such as wildfires, similar in appearance to a tornado made out of fire).
2
A true tornado generated by a firestorm.

Blend of fire + tornado. By surface analysis, fire + -nado.

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