inferno
noun
in·fer·no
in-ˈfər-(ˌ)nō 
plural infernos
: a place or a state that resembles or suggests hell
the inferno of war
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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There will be many Democratic leaders whose political souls will be living in Dante's inferno.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
The wood — bearing visible black traces from the blaze — came from pieces of the cathedral roof that collapsed in the inferno, Dubuisson said.
—John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Their neighborhood near Malibu, with its heavily wooded surroundings, was no match for the inferno.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2024
So far the company has sold 20,000 wildfire sensors and related hardware to 50 countries across the world, from Canada to Thailand, and to clients ranging from local governments to utility companies that want to protect their infrastructure from an inferno.
—Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
The wood — bearing visible black traces from the blaze — came from pieces of the cathedral roof that collapsed in the inferno, Dubuisson said.
—John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Their neighborhood near Malibu, with its heavily wooded surroundings, was no match for the inferno.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2024
So far the company has sold 20,000 wildfire sensors and related hardware to 50 countries across the world, from Canada to Thailand, and to clients ranging from local governments to utility companies that want to protect their infrastructure from an inferno.
—Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Inferno.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inferno. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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inferno
noun
in·fer·no
in-ˈfər-nō
plural infernos
: a place or state that resembles or suggests hell especially in great heat or raging fire
Etymology
from Italian inferno "underworld, hell," from Latin infernus (same meaning), from earlier infernus (adjective) "lying beneath, in the lower regions"
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