firenado

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UK/faɪəˈneɪ.dəʊ/US/faɪəɹˈneɪ.doʊ/

noun

A fire whirl (a whirling column of fire found in large fiery areas such as wildfires, similar in appearance to a tornado made out of fire).

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Meanings

nounfirenado (plural firenados or firenadoes)

plural firenados · plural firenadoes

  1. A fire whirl (a whirling column of fire found in large fiery areas such as wildfires, similar in appearance to a tornado made out of fire).
  2. A true tornado generated by a firestorm.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
fire devilfire-devilfiredevilfirewhirlfire-whirlfire whirlpillar of firepillar of flame
Also see
fire whirl

Origin

Blend of fire + tornado. By surface analysis, fire + -nado.

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Translations

French tornade de feu
  • tornade de feufire whirl
Polish ognisty wir, ognisty diabeł
  • ognisty wirfire whirl
  • ognisty diabełfire whirl
  • ogniste tornadofire whirl

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Fredonia
Cite this entry
APA

firenado. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firenado

MLA

“firenado.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firenado. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “firenado,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firenado.

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