conflagration

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++con·fla·gra·tion /ˌkɒnfləˈɡreɪʃən $ ˌkɑːn-/ noun [countable] formal  1. FIREa very large fire that destroys a lot of buildings, forests etc 大火► see thesaurus at fire2. WARa violent situation or war 冲突；战争

Examples from the Corpus

conflagration• One spark and the whole of your week's washing could start a conflagration.• Apart from conflagrations in buildings, environmental fires can occur.• Those, in concert with fiery remains of the ships and tanks, consumed the airship in a sun-like conflagration.• The conflict has the potential to become a major conflagration.• Any good ante-bellum history will detail the stupidities that led to this utterly needless conflagration.• The collapse of part of the roof had let in air which intensified the conflagration.• Bertha vividly remembers the conflagration that consumed her childhood home.• In Charleston, the surrender had been anticipated since the conflagration started.Origin conflagration (1400-1500) Latin conflagratio, from conflagrare “to burn”, from com- ( → COM-) + flagrare “to burn”

con·fla·gra·tion nounChineseSyllable  

lot of that very large destroys a Corpus a fire

conflagration
con‧fla‧gra‧tion /ˌkɒnfləˈɡreɪʃən $ ˌkɑːn-/ noun [countable] formal1. a very large fire that destroys a lot of buildings, forests etc
2. a violent situation or war
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ fire flames that burn in an uncontrolled way and destroy or damage things: In April, a fire at the school destroyed the science block. | a forest fire
   ▪ flames the bright parts of a fire that you see burning in the air: The flames from the burning building were lighting up the night sky.
   ▪ blaze written a large and dangerous fire – used especially in news reports: Firemen fought to keep the blaze under control.
   ▪ inferno written an extremely large and dangerous fire which is out of control – used especially in news reports: The entire building was on fire and hundreds of people were trapped in the inferno.
   ▪ conflagration /ˌkɒnfləˈɡreɪʃən $ ˌkɑːn-/ formal a very large fire that destroys a lot of buildings, trees etc: The conflagration spread rapidly through the old town.

con·flag·ra·tionBrE /ˌkɒnfləˈɡreɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkɑːnfləˈɡreɪʃn/ 🔊 noun (formal) a very large fire that destroys a lot of land or buildings 大火灾；大火