1. A storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area 
2. An outburst of controversy
   "the incident triggered a political firestorm"

Derived forms: firestorms

Type of: arguing, argument, contention, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation, storm, tilt, violent storm

Encyclopedia: Firestorm

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