VocabJLPT N2
conflagration
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. conflagration
  2. 2. fire
  3. 3. Conflagration
This noun refers to a fire or conflagration, especially one that causes significant damage to buildings or property. It is a formal term most commonly seen in news reports, safety warnings, and official contexts.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Why did I buy an emergency bag and then just leave it sitting there…

Sentence 2

Wait, I can see smoke! There might be a fire nearby!

Sentence 3

Another fire? This town has been having way too many lately, don't you think?

Sentence 4

"Call me if there's ever a fire," my grandmother kept telling me over and over.

Sentence 5

Isn't that building's emergency staircase too narrow to be safe in a fire?