Definition of CONFLAGRATION (original) (raw)

especially : a large disastrous fire

The conflagration destroyed the warehouses.

The conflagration between the two countries lasted for ten years.

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Examples of conflagration in a Sentence

The treaty is the latest attempt to resolve the ten-year conflagration. the historic tavern burned to the ground in a horrible conflagration

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At the time, Cal Fire investigators were looking for documents that might reveal whether the utility played a role in a conflagration in Calabasas from a year earlier that it was ultimately found to have caused. —Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025 Fire hydrants in Los Angeles ran dry during the fires there because the city's water infrastructure was not built to respond to such large conflagrations, not because of a lack of water. —Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025 That’s according to local TV outlets, all of which preempted regular coverage to focus on the conflagration. —Tom Tapp, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025 Moore-Merrell says that this marks the third instance of an urban conflagration under the Biden Administration. —Solcyré Burga, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for conflagration