conflagration
/ˌkɒnfləˈɡreɪʃn/noun
उच्चारण कॉन्फ़्लग्रेशन
भीषण अग्निकांड, दावानल
Advanced wordPYP · asked 2 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[C] formal
a very large fire that destroys a lot of land or buildings
भीषण अग्निकांड, दावानल
- The conflagration destroyed the entire market.
- Firefighters battled the conflagration at the timber yard all night.
- A conflagration swept through the forest in summer.
+ 3 more examples
- Residents fled the conflagration that engulfed the slum.
- Fire engines raced to the conflagration at the factory.
- Strong winds fanned the conflagration across the dry hills.
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[C] formal
a very large war
महायुद्ध
- a global conflagration
- Historians warn that small conflicts can grow into a wider conflagration.
- Many feared that the border clash would turn into a conflagration.
+ 2 more examples
- A single incident ignited a conflagration across the continent.
- Leaders tried to prevent a regional conflagration.
AaSpelling
con·fla·gra·tion
With -fla- and -gra- (not 'conflageration').
-fla- और -gra- के साथ ('conflageration' गलत है)।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Latin flagrare, to burn, as in flagrant.
Latin flagrare, जलना, से, flagrant की तरह।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: a huge destructive fire is a conflagration or inferno; a forest fire a wildfire; a fire lit for a celebration a bonfire; a fire for burning a dead body a pyre.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: विशाल विनाशकारी आग conflagration या inferno; जंगल की आग wildfire; उत्सव में जलाई आग bonfire; शव जलाने की आग pyre।