inferno
noun
in·fer·no
| \ in-ˈfər-(ˌ)nō
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plural infernos
Definition of inferno
: a place or a state that resembles or suggests hell
the inferno of war
also
: an intense fire : conflagration
a raging inferno
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Examples of inferno in a Sentence
By the time help arrived, the fire had grown to a raging inferno.
the intense heat of the raging inferno repeatedly drove back the firefighters
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Because fire season has becomes less predictable and more complex — driven by climate change and increasing human development in areas prone to burn — staying ready for an inferno has become a year-round occupation. — oregonlive.com, "Oregon’s wildfire season is off to a slow start, but crews sit ready and waiting," 24 July 2019 In January 1967, during a test, a spark in the Apollo 1 capsule's pure oxygen atmosphere triggered an inferno from which there was no escape for astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee. — CBS News, "The seamstresses who helped put a man on the moon," 14 July 2019 Then Matt Chapman’s swing on a first pitch Josh Hader fastball lifted the ice-cold bats back into the inferno, giving the A’s a 5-3 win over on Thursday afternoon. — Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, "Oakland Athletics take series from Brewers on Matt Chapman go-ahead home run," 1 Aug. 2019 In an inferno of fire and blood, 35 passengers were killed and most of the 27 remaining were badly broken and bloodied. — New York Times, "For Afghan Civilians, Road Between Life and Death Is Narrow — and Mined," 31 July 2019 Harris and co-defendant Derick Almena, 49, are each charged with three dozen counts of involuntary manslaughter — one for every person who lost their life in the inferno during an electronic music show. — Megan Cassidy, SFChronicle.com, "Ghost Ship trial: Defense attorney closes with examples of reasonable doubt," 30 July 2019 The acknowledgment comes in the form of a scathing report, coincidentally released on American Independence Day, July 4, that officially confirms the Venezuelan inferno that has been obvious for a long time. — Nicholas Frankovich, National Review, "In a United Nations Report, a Socialist Details Venezuela’s Horrors," 17 July 2019 Though that party came nearly two years before the inferno that killed 36 people during an electronic music concert, prosecutors cited the earlier rave as an example of how defendants used the space for debauchery. — Megan Cassidy, SFChronicle.com, "Ghost Ship trial: Testimony wraps up with defendant contradicting officer," 16 July 2019 Many of the residents blame the utility, which state investigators last month found was responsible for the 153,000-acre Camp Fire that killed 85 people and destroyed Paradise because its transmission line sparked the inferno. — Jim Carlton, WSJ, "Logs Are Littering California Towns as Trees Are Cut to Prevent Wildfires," 14 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'inferno.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for inferno
inferno
noun
English Language Learners Definition of inferno
: a very large and dangerous fire
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