Wildfire

Word WILDFIRE
Character 8
Hyphenation wild fire
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Definitions and meanings of "Wildfire"

What do we mean by wildfire?

A raging, rapidly spreading fire. noun

Something that acts very quickly and intensely. noun

Lightning occurring without audible thunder. noun

A luminosity that appears over swamps or marshes at night; ignis fatuus. noun

A highly flammable material, such as Greek fire, once used in warfare. noun

(like wildfire) Rapidly and intensely. idiom

A composition of inflammable materials readily catching fire and hard to be extinguished; Greek fire: often used figuratively. noun

Sheet-lightning; a kind of lightning unaccompanied by thunder. noun

The blue flames of alcohol burnt in some dishes when brought on table, as with plum-pudding. noun

In coal-mining, the name formerly sometimes given by miners to fire-damp. noun

Erysipelas; also, lichen circumseriptus, an eruptive disease, consisting of clusters or patches of papulæ. noun

A disease of sheep, attended with inflammation of the skin. noun

A composition of inflammable materials, which, kindled, is very hard to quench; Greek fire. noun

An old name for erysipelas. noun

A disease of sheep, attended with inflammation of the skin. noun

A sort of lightning unaccompanied by thunder. noun

A rapidly spreading fire, especially one occurring in a wildland area. noun

Greek fire, Byzantine fire. noun

A spreading disease of the skin, particularly erysipelas. noun

A rapidly spreading fire, especially one occurring in a wildland area.

Greek fire, Byzantine fire.

A spreading disease of the skin, particularly erysipelas.

Something that acts quickly and uncontrollably.

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The word "wildfire" in example sentences

And we live in San Diego, where clearly a Santa Ana wildfire is a more likely disaster. ❋ Unknown (2007)

"The risk of wildfire is real and present, but that risk is associated with drought conditions," he said. ❋ Bettina Boxall (2010)

"The overall message that bark beetles do not increase the risk of wildfire is something that has been coming out of the scientific literature for a number of years," said Dominik Kulakowski, an assistant geography professor at Clark University in Massachusetts who was not involved in the Yellowstone study. ❋ Bettina Boxall (2010)

"The rumor spreading like wildfire is that there's another person in the mix." ❋ Unknown (2009)

The rumor spreading like wildfire is that there's another person in the mix. ❋ Unknown (2009)

That will make three straight years of below average precipitation, contributing to long-term wildfire danger. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Confronting a potential 100 million metric tons of greenhouse gases seeping from rotting logs and leaves, the proliferation of nonnative plants, and a spike in wildfire risks, scientists and residents alike are raising new questions about the storm’s environmental legacy.’ ❋ Unknown (2007)

Revis Daggett, co-owner of Wayside Inn B&B in Fort Davis, Texas, called the wildfire situation "gut-wrenching" last Sunday. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The wildfire is the worst incident of its kind in the country, wreaking havoc on Kornat island, 30km 20 miles south of Zadar. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The wildfire is the most catastrophic of more than 170 blazes that have erupted in the past week across the Lone Star State, which is perilously dry because of one of the state's most severe droughts on record. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The wildfire was the second-costliest natural disaster in Canadian history at more than $700 million. ❋ Michael Woods (2011)

The so-called wildfire management overlay is applied by councils to the planning scheme and assesses buildings in terms of things like water supply, access, design, vegetation and defendable space. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The wildfire is the latest of thousands this year in drought-stricken Texas.

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