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red fire n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) any combustible material that burns with a bright red flame: used in flares and fireworks. The colour is usually produced by strontium salts ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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Not for it the unerring precision of steel moved by white steam and living by red fire and fed with black coal. The red fire danced and crackled - only a few yards outside the flame-lit space came the dark forms of men creeping through the rough grass like snakes. That peasant with the long waist seemed to be gnawing something on the wall, the old lady began stretching her legs the whole length of the carriage, and filling it with a black cloud; then there was a fearful shrieking and banging, as though someone were being torn to pieces; then there was a blinding dazzle of red fire before her eyes and a wall seemed to rise up and hide everything. |
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