firenado
nounUK /faɪəˈneɪ.dəʊ/ · US /faɪəɹˈneɪ.doʊ/
Etymology Blend of fire + tornado. By surface analysis, fire + -nado.
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
- fire devil, fire-devil, firedevil, firewhirl, fire-whirl, fire whirl, pillar of fire, pillar of flame