Meaning

2 senses
  1. A fire whose intensity is greatly increased by inrushing winds.

    Feuersturm

  2. (figuratively)An intense or violent altercation; an intense or violent response; an outburst (as of controversy)

    an outburst of controversy

Examples

4 sentences
  1. The firestorm will hit in forty seconds.

  2. Oleg watched as the firestorm was approaching.

  3. Oleg was engulfed in the flames of the firestorm.

  4. Even those in hospitals won't be saved from the coming meteor-caused firestorm!

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Translations

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By meaning 1
Fire intensity greatly increased by winds:
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