Difference between revisions of "Conflagration"
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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
[[Latin]] conflagration-, conflagratio, from conflagrare | [[Latin]] conflagration-, conflagratio, from conflagrare | ||
| − | *Date: [ | + | *Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Century 1600] |
==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
*1 : fire; especially : a large disastrous fire | *1 : fire; especially : a large disastrous fire | ||
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*2 : [[conflict]], [[war]] | *2 : [[conflict]], [[war]] | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | '''Conflagration''' is an uncontrolled burning that threatens [[human]] life, [[health]], property or [[ecology]]. A conflagration can be [[accidentally]] or [[intentionally]] [[created]] ([ | + | '''Conflagration''' is an uncontrolled burning that threatens [[human]] life, [[health]], property or [[ecology]]. A conflagration can be [[accidentally]] or [[intentionally]] [[created]] ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arson arson]). Arson can be accomplished for the [[purpose]] of sabotage, diversion, and also can be the consequence of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyromania pyromania]. During conflagration the property is destroyed by fire. Sometimes the conflagration produces a firestorm, in which the central column of rising [[heated]] air induces strong inward winds, which supply [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen oxygen] to the fire. |
[[Category: General Reference]] | [[Category: General Reference]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:43, 12 December 2020
Etymology
Latin conflagration-, conflagratio, from conflagrare
- Date: 1600
Definitions
- 1 : fire; especially : a large disastrous fire
- 2 : a very intense and uncontrolled fire
- 2 : conflict, war
Description
Conflagration is an uncontrolled burning that threatens human life, health, property or ecology. A conflagration can be accidentally or intentionally created (arson). Arson can be accomplished for the purpose of sabotage, diversion, and also can be the consequence of pyromania. During conflagration the property is destroyed by fire. Sometimes the conflagration produces a firestorm, in which the central column of rising heated air induces strong inward winds, which supply oxygen to the fire.
