Wildfire Definition

wīldfīr
wildfires
noun
A highly destructive fire.
Webster's New World
Something that acts very quickly and intensely.
A land swept by the wildfire of revolution.
American Heritage
Lightning occurring without audible thunder.
American Heritage

Will-o'-the-wisp.

Webster's New World

A highly flammable substance; specif., Greek fire.

Webster's New World
idiom
like wildfire
  • Rapidly and intensely:

    The disease spread like wildfire.

American Heritage
spread like wildfire
  • to be disseminated widely and rapidly: said as of a rumor
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Wildfire

Noun

Singular:
wildfire
Plural:
wildfires

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Wildfire

Origin of Wildfire

  • Wild + fire. In the Middle Ages, the term referred to Greek fire.

    From Wiktionary

Wildfire Sentence Examples

  • The news spread like wildfire through the country, and the principal towns declared for separation.

  • Every summer we hear news of a major wildfire in some part of the world or other.

  • Public access to the countryside continues to widen and wildfire risk will increase.

  • Wildfire protection bills were introduced in the 107th Congress; however, none was enacted.

  • A table is also presented which lists the most significant single fires in urban / rural wildfire disasters of Australia and California.

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Words Starting With

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