wildfire
playSimple Definition of wildfire
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: 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>
Examples of wildfire in a sentence
The recent wildfires were made worse by the strong winds.
12th Century
First Known Use of wildfire
12th century
WILDFIRE Defined for Kids
wildfire
playDefinition of wildfire for Students
: an uncontrollable fire that destroys a wide area
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