firestorm of protest

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• firestorm — noun Date: 1945 1. a large usually stationary fire characterized by very high temperatures in which the central column of rising heated air induces strong inward winds which supply oxygen to the fire 2. a. a sudden or violent outburst < a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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