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wildfire definition

wild·fire (-fīr′)

noun

  1. Obsolete
    1. a highly destructive fire
    2. a highly flammable substance; specif., Greek fire
  2. Now Rare will-o'-the-wisp
  3. a large, intense fire, usually in an uninhabited area, that is difficult to bring under control
wildfire Idioms

spread like wildfire

to be disseminated widely and rapidly: said as of a rumor

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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