inferno
noun [C] /ɪnˈfɜː.nəʊ/
/-ˈfɝː.noʊ/ (plural infernos)Definition
› a very large uncontrolled fire: a raging inferno The building was an inferno by the time the fire service arrived.Fire and flameFire service
(Definition of inferno noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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