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pyromachy

pyromachy noun: the use of fire in combat.

Noun

pyromachy (uncountable)

  1. The use of fire in combat.
    • The general-in-chief of pyromachy was holding in readiness a detail outfitted with supplies of tinder and torches for emergency incendiary action.1950, Paul Frischauer, So great a queen: the story of Esther, Queen of Persia, page 313

Origin of pyromachy

From pyro- + -machy.

Questions about pyromachy

What does pyromachy mean?
Pyromachy means the use of fire in combat.
What part of speech is pyromachy?
Pyromachy is a noun.

Words near pyromachy in the dictionary

  1. pyrolyzed
  2. pyrolyzer
  3. pyrolyzers
  4. pyrolyzes
  5. pyrolyzing
  6. pyromachy
  7. pyromagnetic
  8. pyromagnetism
  9. pyromalate
  10. pyromalates
  11. pyromalic

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