wildfire

wild·fire

noun \-ˌfī(-ə)r\

: a fire in a wild area (such as a forest) that is not controlled and that can burn a large area very quickly

Full Definition of WILDFIRE

1

:  a sweeping and destructive conflagration especially in a wilderness or a rural area

2

:  greek fire

3

:  a phosphorescent glow (as ignis fatuus or fox fire)

4

:  a destructive leaf-spot disease of tobacco caused by several strains of a bacterium (Pseudomonas syringae)

— like wildfire

:  very rapidly <the news spread like wildfire>

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Examples of WILDFIRE

1. The recent wildfires were made worse by the strong winds.

First Known Use of WILDFIRE

12th century

Rhymes with WILDFIRE

attire, backfire, bemire, catch fire, cross fire, denier, desire, entire, for hire, fox fire, Greek fire, grey friar, hang fire, hellfire, live wire, on fire, prior, rimfire, sapphire, sea fire, snow tire, town crier, trip wire, umpire, watch fire, white friar