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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area;

2. an outburst of controversy;
- Example: "the incident triggered a political firestorm"



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

firestorm
    n 1: a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of
         hot air rising over a severely bombed area
    2: an outburst of controversy; "the incident triggered a
       political firestorm"