A small forest fire can easily spread and quickly become a great conflagration.
Source: tatoeba (2013)
Conflagration
/ˌkɒnfləˈɡɹeɪʃən/
Synonyms for "conflagration" (61 found)
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Noun(6 words)
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7 entrieseconomic conflagrationforest firehouse fireindustrial firepolitical conflagrationsocial conflagrationwarehouse fire
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5 entriescitywide conflagrationforest conflagrationindustrial conflagrationmassive conflagrationurban conflagration
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11 total sentences available.
A small forest fire quickly spread and became a huge conflagration.
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The department of Legal Medicine Research is trying to ascertain the cause of today's conflagration.
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A tiny spark may become a great conflagration.
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