- [countable] (used especially in newspapers) a very large fire, especially a dangerous one
- Five people died in the blaze.
- More than 50 firefighters fought to bring the blaze under control.
Extra Examples- Strong winds fanned the blaze.
- The antiques were destroyed in a blaze last year.
- The blaze swept through the whole building.
- The fire service attended the blaze.
- Firefighters were called in to tackle the blaze.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fierce
- huge
- intense
- …
- attend
- battle
- fight
- …
- spread
- sweep through something
- in a/the blaze
- [singular] strong bright flames in a fire
- Dry wood makes a good blaze.
- [singular] a blaze of something a very bright show of lights or colour; a show of something that is impressive or likely to attract attention
- The gardens are a blaze of colour.
- a blaze of lights in the city centre
- the bright blaze of the sun
- The new soap opera was launched in a blaze of glory.
- They got married in a blaze of publicity.
- It's my last ever tournament and I hope to go out in a blaze of glory!
- [singular] (a) blaze of something a sudden show of very strong feeling
- a blaze of anger/passion/hate
- [countable, usually singular] a white mark on an animal’s face
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 4 Old English blæse ‘torch, bright fire’, of Germanic origin; related ultimately to blaze ‘white spot or stripe on an animal's face’. noun sense 5 mid 17th cent.: ultimately of Germanic origin; related to German Blässe ‘blaze’ and blass ‘pale’, also to blaze (in its fire sense), and probably to blemish.
Idioms
See blaze in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarylike blazes
- (old-fashioned, informal) very hard; very fast
what/where/who the blazes…?
- (old-fashioned, informal) used to emphasize that you are annoyed and surprised, to avoid using the word ‘hell’
- What the blazes have you done?
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