"carry" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The winds generated by high intensity fires also create a phenomena called vortex streets - eddies that are like little tornadoes that carry embers - many miles away from the fire, to start fires elsewhere.
- Gale-force winds carried embers southward igniting dozens of wood-shingle roofs.
- Some stray gust of wind might still carry burning embers into the town.
- They're carrying fire and debris and embers and are throwing them all over the place.
- The fire's spread was aided by the city's use of wood for building, a drought prior to the fire, and strong winds from the southwest that carried flying embers toward the heart of the city.
- Winds gusting to 25 miles per hour carried embers to nearby rooftops, igniting new fires.
- High winds carried red-hot embers across the river and ignited buildings on the north side of the structure.
- "I've seen whirlwinds spouting out of the top of a fire, and a whirlwind can carry embers in just about any direction."
- Wind can carry hot embers, it is recommended to draw a circle of safety.
- The dry conditions and mostly wood buildings set the stage for a runaway conflagration, as a hot wind carried flaming embers to unburned areas which quickly caught fire.
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