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firestorm definition

fire·storm (-stôrm′)

noun

  1. an intense fire over a large area, as one initiated by an atomic explosion, that is sustained and spread by the inrushing winds created by the strong draft of rising hot air
  2. a strong, often violent, outburst, disturbance, or upheaval

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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