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wildfire
[wahyld-fahyuhr]
noun
any large fire in brush, forests, or open spaces that spreads rapidly and is hard to extinguish.
a highly flammable composition, such as Greek fire, difficult to extinguish when ignited, formerly used in warfare.
sheet lightning, unaccompanied by thunder.
the ignis fatuus or a similar light.
Plant Pathology.a disease of tobacco and soybeans, characterized by brown, necrotic spots, each surrounded by a yellow band, on the leaves and caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas tabaci.
Pathology Obsolete.erysipelas or some similar disease.
wildfire
/ ˈɲɪˌڲɪə /
noun
a highly flammable material, such as Greek fire, formerly used in warfare
a raging and uncontrollable fire
anything that is disseminated quickly (esp in the phrase spread like wildfire )
lightning without audible thunder
another name for will-o'-the-wisp
51Թ History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Nearly six months after a wildfire devastated the Pacific Palisades, the final evacuation orders have been fully lifted, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
With that in mind, Canada has chosen to eschew a final communique completely in favour of six of short joint statements on wildfires, critical minerals and other key agenda items.
The mayor, that person said, viewed an extended tit-for-tat as an impediment to securing federal funding for wildfire relief and other urgent needs.
The affluent coastal enclave has remained closed to the public since the devastating January wildfires, months after other fire-damaged neighborhoods reopened.
For centuries, natural wildfires burned dead trees and undergrowth in California, keeping huge fires in check.
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