wildfire
noun
- Obsolete
- a highly destructive fire
- a highly flammable substance; specif., Greek fire
- Now Rare will-o'-the-wisp
- a large, intense fire, usually in an uninhabited area, that is difficult to bring under control
See wildfire in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(wīldˈfīrˌ)
noun- A raging, rapidly spreading fire.
- Something that acts very quickly and intensely: a land swept by the wildfire of revolution.
- Lightning occurring without audible thunder.
- A luminosity that appears over swamps or marshes at night; ignis fatuus.
- A highly flammable material, such as Greek fire, once used in warfare.
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