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   Fire·na·do

   /ˌfī(ə)rˈnādō/

   

   noun

   • 1. a rapidly rotating column of flames above an intense fire, caused when air, dust, etc. is drawn into the fire from the surroundings and rises, creating a vortex: "one of the firefighters caught a video of a 100-foot firenado swirling upward toward the sky"

   Word Origin early 21st century: blend of fire and tornado.

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • F

     4

   • I

     1

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   • A

     1

   • D

     2

   • O

     1

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