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red fire

noun

  1. 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.


red fire

noun

  1. any combustible material that burns with a bright red flame: used in flares and fireworks. The colour is usually produced by strontium salts
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of red fire1

First recorded in 1810–20
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The man was wearing a yellow firefighter uniform — and he was driving a full-size red fire engine outfitted with emergency lights, California license plates and an American flag.

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“Then, all of a sudden, it updated and showed that the red fire zone had spread all over the whole area,” he said.

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Her eyes flashed crimson for a brief moment, and suddenly a wall of red fire filled the doorway behind the blond woman, blocking off all entry and exit.

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TVN24 showed footage of Braun with a red fire extinguisher putting out the fire and causing smoke or haze to fill the area.

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Emerson grabbed the plane’s red fire emergency handles, which are used to put out engine fires and shut down fuel to the engines, according to prosecutors.

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