兵へい燹せん

noun

war fire; fire caused by war

Literary term for fires resulting from warfare, similar to 兵火 (へいか). Rare in modern everyday language; found in historical or literary contexts.

See also: 兵火

• 古こ文もん書じょには、兵へい燹せんによって町まちが焼しょう失しつしたと記しるされている。

  Ancient documents record that the town was destroyed by war fire.