firenado

English

Etymology

Blend of fire +‎ tornado. By surface analysis, fire +‎ -nado.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /faɪəˈneɪ.dəʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /faɪəɹˈneɪ.doʊ/

Noun

firenado (plural firenados or firenadoes)

1. A fire whirl (a whirling column of fire found in large fiery areas such as wildfires, similar in appearance to a tornado made out of fire).
2. A true tornado generated by a firestorm.

Synonyms

• fire devil
• fire-devil
• firedevil
• firewhirl
• fire-whirl
• fire whirl
• pillar of fire
• pillar of flame

Translations

fire whirl

French: tornade de feu f Polish: ognisty wir m, ognisty diabeł m, ogniste tornado n

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