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red fire

red fire
R r

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [red fahyuh r]
    • /rɛd faɪər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [red fahyuh r]
    • /rɛd faɪər/

Definitions of red fire words

  • noun red fire any of various combustible preparations, as one containing strontium nitrate, that burn with a vivid red light: used chiefly in pyrotechnic displays and in signaling. 1
  • noun red fire any combustible material that burns with a bright red flame: used in flares and fireworks. The colour is usually produced by strontium salts 0

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Origin of red fire

First appearance:

before 1810
One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20

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Parts of speech for Red fire

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

red fire popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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