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- DictionaryCon·fla·gra·tion/ˌkänfləˈɡrāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. an extensive fire which destroys a great deal of land or property: "tinder-dry conditions sparked fears of a conflagration in many drought-devastated communities"
4 days ago · A pro-Palestinian protest of Harvard students and their supporters, on Oct. 18, 2023. Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff. The incident might have been forgotten as a minor tussle. Instead, it has...
1 day ago · A senior Israeli official said that the war would last at least through the end of the year. An Israeli tank near the Gaza border in southern Israel on Tuesday. Atef Safadi/EPA, via Shutterstock ...
1 day ago · Plato the astrologer explains, “Now this has the form of a myth, but really signifies a declination of the bodies moving in the heavens around the earth, and a great conflagration of things upon the earth, which recurs after long intervals; after the usual interval, the stream from heaven, like a pestilence, comes pouring down, and leaves ...
1 day ago · Israel is pressing ahead with its military offensive in the face of growing global outrage, after an Israeli airstrike on Sunday killed at least 45 people and injured 200 others in Rafah at a camp …
4 days ago · A raging, destructive fire. Often used to connote such a fire with a moving front as distinguished from a fire storm. Steward. FWS Fire Weather Subcommittee. Status. Approved. NWCG Latest Announcements. Next Generation Position Task Books. Updated NWCG Standards for Fire Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations, PMS 515.
1 day ago · The outcry over the humanitarian crisis and death toll in Gaza has only sharpened in recent days, after an Israeli bombardment on Sunday — which sparked a conflagration in an area where displaced Palestinians were sheltering — killed at least 45 people in western Rafah, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. The Israeli military said the ...
20 hours ago · Heraclitus ( / ˌhɛrəˈklaɪtəs /; Greek: Ἡράκλειτος Herákleitos; fl. c. 500 BC) was an ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher from the city of Ephesus, which was then part of the Persian Empire. He exerts a wide influence on ancient and modern Western philosophy, including through the works of Plato and Aristotle.
