CONFLAGRATION


Meaning of CONFLAGRATION in English

[noun] [C] - a large destructive fire, or (figurative) a sudden violent event, such as a war, involving a lot of peopleStratford suffered major conflagrations in 1594 and 1595, with 200 buildings being wholly or partially destroyed.(figurative) There are fears that the civil war will develop into a conflagration involving neighbouring countries.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.