fire whirl
See also: firewhirl and fire-whirl
English
Alternative forms
- fire-whirl, firewhirl
Etymology
fire + whirl
Noun
fire whirl (plural fire whirls)
- A whirling column of fire found in large fiery areas such as wildfires.
- Synonyms: firenado, fire devil, pillar of flame, pillar of fire
Coordinate terms
- dust devil
- landspout
- spout
- steam devil
- thermal
- tornado
- waterspout
Related terms
- whirl
- whirlwind
Translations
whirling column of fire
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