wildfire
IPA: wˈaɪɫdfaɪɝ
noun
- A rapidly spreading fire, especially one occurring in a wildland area.
- (historical) Greek fire, Byzantine fire.
- (dermatology) A spreading disease of the skin, particularly erysipelas.
- (figuratively) Something that acts or spreads quickly and uncontrollably.
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Examples of "wildfire" in Sentences
- Objectives of wildfire modeling.
- In 1976, a wildfire burned of spruce.
- It can withstand wildfire and drought.
- A wildfire model with data assimilation.
- And sadly, it is spreading like wildfire.
- After the quake and the Wildfires of 2006.
- Impact of wildfire suppression on spreading.
- Burnouts are coupled with wildfire suppression.
- Perhaps after a wildfire, but not a wildfire itself.
- Great quantities of wildfire will combust with explosive force.
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