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inferno

noun
/ɪnˈfɝnoʊ/US

Etymology

From Italian inferno (“hell”), from Latin infernus (“of the lower regions”), inferna (“the lower regions”); see infernal. The meaning "big fire" came as a figurative use from the traditional idea of hellfire.

  1. derived from infernus
  2. borrowed from inferno

Definitions

  1. A place or situation resembling Hell.

    • At each sudden explosion in the inferno below they sprang back from the brink [of the volcanic crater].

  2. A large fire

    A large fire; a conflagration.

    • The inferno ripped through the forest, destroying anything in its path.
    • Unfortunately for Admiral Kurita, this is where the good news ends. The fire started by New Jerseys hit amidships has spread, and there is now a towering inferno' that occupies the middle third of the Japanese battleship.

The neighborhood

Derived

towering inferno

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA