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inferno
[ in-fur-noh; Italian een-fer-naw ]
noun
- hell; the infernal regions.
- a place or region that resembles hell:
The ironworks was an inferno of molten steel and half-naked bodies.
Synonyms: , ,
- (initial capital letter, italics) the first part of Dante's Divine Comedy, depicting hell and the suffering of the damned. Compare paradise ( def 7 ), purgatory ( def 2 ).
inferno
/ ɪˈɜːəʊ /
noun
- the infernosometimes capital hell; the infernal region
- any place or state resembling hell, esp a conflagration
Inferno
Notes
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of inferno1
Example Sentences
After these infernos, invasive grasses often took over in hardened, infertile soils.
Edison says it is cooperating with investigators working to determine the cause of the inferno.
The documentary captures a sheriff’s deputy reminiscing about her car slowing in the middle of an inferno as her tires melted.
The Times previously reported that in the lead-up to the Jan. 7 inferno, the Santa Ynez Reservoir had been empty for months and more than 1,000 hydrants were in need of repair.
Videos captured the inferno igniting Jan. 7 under one of Southern California Edison’s transmission towers in Eaton Canyon.
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