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Conflagration — A conflagration or a blaze is an uncontrolled burning that threatens human life, health, or property. A conflagration can be accidentally begun, naturally caused (wildfire), or intentionally created (arson). Arson can be accomplished for the… … Wikipedia
To set on fire — Fire Fire (f[imac]r), n. [OE. fir, fyr, fur AS. f[=y]r; akin to D. vuur, OS. & OHG. fiur, G. feuer, Icel. f[=y]ri, f[=u]rr, Gr. py^r, and perh. to L. purus pure, E. pure Cf. {Empyrean}, {Pyre}.] 1. The evolution of light and heat in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
arson — ar·son / ärs ən/ n [Anglo French arsoun, alteration of Old French arsin, literally, conflagration, from ars, past participle of ardre to burn]: the act or crime of willfully, wrongfully, and unjustifiably setting property on fire often for the… … Law dictionary
arson — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. incendiarism, pyromania; slang, torch job. See heat. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. pyRomania, firing, incendiarism, deliberate burning of property, willful burning of property, criminal setting of fires,… … English dictionary for students
Lašva Valley ethnic cleansing — The Lašva Valley ethnic cleansing, also known as the Lašva Valley case, refers to numerous war crimes committed during the Bosnian war by the Croatian Community of Herzeg Bosnia s political and military leadership on Bosnian Muslim (Bosniak)… … Wikipedia
Disasters — ▪ 2009 Introduction Aviation January 23, Poland. A Spanish built CASA transport plane carrying members of the Polish air force home from a conference on flight safety in Warsaw crashes near the town of Miroslawiec; all 20 aboard are killed … Universalium
Great Fire of London — This article is about the Great Fire of 1666. For other great fires in London, see Early fires of London or Second Great Fire of London . The Great Fire of London, a major conflagration that swept through the central parts of London from Sunday,… … Wikipedia
fire — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. flame, blaze, conflagration, holocaust; enthusiasm, verve. v. t. kindle, ignite; shoot, detonate; inspire, arouse; dismiss, discharge. See heat, propulsion, excitement, fuel, vigor, ejection. II… … English dictionary for students
Stoicism — Stoicism1 Brad Inwood 1 FROM SOCRATES TO ZENO More than eighty years passed between the death of Socrates in 399 BC and the arrival in Athens of Zeno in 312. Athenian society had undergone enormous upheavals, both political and social. The Greek… … History of philosophy
Johann Nepomuk Mälzel — Metronom von Johann Nepomuk Mälzel, Paris 1815 Johann Nepomuk Mälzel (* 15. August 1772 in Regensburg; † 21. Juli 1838 im Hafen von La Guaira, Venezuela) war Erfinder und Mechaniker, sowie Konstrukteur mechanischer Musikinstrumente … Deutsch Wikipedia
