firenado
[ fahyer-ney-doh ]
/ ˌfaɪərˈneɪ doʊ /
noun, plural fire·na·does, fire·na·dos.
a phenomenon created when turbulent air rapidly rising from the site of burning, as a forest fire, sucks flaming gases, embers, and other fiery debris up into a twisting column, sometimes hundreds of feet in height: Tuesday's firenado occurred during a fire that has claimed 1,200 acres south of Fairview.
Also called
fire devil,
fire tornado,
fire twister.