raging tire fire

8.2

A large fire that is out of control and burns many tires, making thick black smoke

noun
/ˈreɪdʒɪŋ taɪər faɪər/

: incendio de neumáticos

Local firefighters struggled for days to contain the raging tire fire on the outskirts of the city.

Examples

The chemical plant was threatened by a raging tire fire that sent black smoke into the air.
Environmentalists warned about toxic pollution from the raging tire fire near the river.
The raging tire fire caused extensive damage to the nearby forest.
Firefighters struggled to control the raging tire fire for hours.
Local firefighters struggled for days to contain the raging tire fire on the outskirts of the city.
Environmentalists warned about toxic pollution from the raging tire fire near the river.
The chemical plant was threatened by a raging tire fire that sent black smoke into the air.

Synonyms

conflagration

vsraging tire fire

14 9.6

A very large uncontrolled fire that destroys buildings and land

is specific to burning rubber in large amounts causing thick smoke and pollution

blazing fire

vsraging tire fire

1 2.3

A very large bright fire that burns strongly

adds large uncontrolled scale and heavy smoke that harms the environment

How Intense

conflagration

14 9.6

raging tire fire

8.2

fire

∞ 1.0

smolder

1 6.5

Surface Forms

raging tire fire singular

raging tire fires plural

Morphology

rage + tire + fire

The phrase is fully compositional: 'tire fire' denotes a fire made of tires and 'raging' simply intensifies the violence of the fire. Each constituent contributes its literal meaning in a predictable adjective + noun / noun-noun compounding pattern, so a B1 learner who knows the words would readily infer the intended meaning.

Etymology

The noun raging tire fire gives a clear picture: a large pile of tires on fire, the flames raging, sending up thick black smoke and being very hard to put out. So it means 'a very strong, hard-to-control fire made of many burning tires'.