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
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

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