Definition of wildfire Wildfire

/wajˈldfajˌɚ/ - [wayldfayer] - wild•fire

We found 11 definitions of wildfire from 5 different sources.

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What does wildfire mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: wildfires

wildfire - a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • wildfire (n.)
    A composition of inflammable materials, which, kindled, is very hard to quench; Greek fire.
  • wildfire (n.)
    An old name for erysipelas.
  • wildfire (n.)
    A disease of sheep, attended with inflammation of the skin.
  • wildfire (n.)
    A sort of lightning unaccompanied by thunder.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • wildfire
    A pyrotechnical preparation burning with great fierceness, whether under water or not; it is analogous to the ancient Greek fire, and is composed mainly of sulphur, naphtha, and pitch.

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wildfire in sign language
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