upblaze

verb, noun — 2 senses

verb

Etymology From up- + blaze.

To blaze or shoot up.

noun

Etymology From up- + blaze.

A blazing up.

His figures flood things with jets of various light, like the sudden upblaze of fountains.1919, Ezra Pound, Instigations:
The upblaze of reflected heat burns my cheeks and eyes. Her body swims before me, spangled and transpierced by shafts of light caught in my tears. I croak that I am sorry for having invaded her hut.2010, John Howard Griffin, Nuni:

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