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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fire whirl

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables
fire whirl
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A whirling column of fire found in large fiery areas such as wildfires.

Etymology

From fire + whirl.

Inflected Forms

fire whirls (plural) fire-whirl (alternative) firewhirl (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

whirl whirlwind dust devil landspout spout steam devil thermal tornado

Synonyms

firenado fire devil pillar of flame pillar of fire

Questions

What does fire whirl mean?
A whirling column of fire found in large fiery areas such as wildfires.
Where does fire whirl come from?
From fire + whirl.

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