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
Recent Examples on the Web
The overall hellish look of the 1968 print is familiar to any Angeleno who has experienced the spookily resplendent skies during the annual infernos of fire season.
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
How about clubbing together to enjoy their heavenly haven, away from the inferno?
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2024
Granite boulders were charred and flaked from the inferno.
—Brian Melley, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2023
Sending them to the inferno, to a place where there is no safety is basically pure evil.
—Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 26 Mar. 2024
View Recipe Siu Yuk (Cantonese Roast Pork) at Red Seasons Restaurant
My favorite episode in the Street Eats series so far is the one on these whole roast pigs cooked in an underground inferno.
—Condé Nast, Bon Appétit, 20 Mar. 2024
Using actionable intelligence for wildfire management, the company seeks to improve wildfire response times, impacting whether a minor flare-up becomes a raging inferno.
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
In response to a number of deadly infernos on military ship decks, the Navy’s research arm, the Naval Research Laboratory, collaborated with 3M on a new kind of firefighting foam that could put out high-temperature fires.
—Zoya Teirstein / Grist, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024
The deadly inferno has also destroyed 31,500 acres in Oklahoma.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 2 Mar. 2024
Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
How about clubbing together to enjoy their heavenly haven, away from the inferno?
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2024
Granite boulders were charred and flaked from the inferno.
—Brian Melley, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2023
Sending them to the inferno, to a place where there is no safety is basically pure evil.
—Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 26 Mar. 2024
View Recipe Siu Yuk (Cantonese Roast Pork) at Red Seasons Restaurant
My favorite episode in the Street Eats series so far is the one on these whole roast pigs cooked in an underground inferno.
—Condé Nast, Bon Appétit, 20 Mar. 2024
Using actionable intelligence for wildfire management, the company seeks to improve wildfire response times, impacting whether a minor flare-up becomes a raging inferno.
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
In response to a number of deadly infernos on military ship decks, the Navy’s research arm, the Naval Research Laboratory, collaborated with 3M on a new kind of firefighting foam that could put out high-temperature fires.
—Zoya Teirstein / Grist, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024
The deadly inferno has also destroyed 31,500 acres in Oklahoma.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 2 Mar. 2024
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“Inferno.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inferno. Accessed 18 Apr. 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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