Brimstone, pitch, wildfire . . . burn cruelly, and
hard to quench. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Med.)
(a) An old name for erysipelas.
(b) A disease of sheep, attended with inflammation of the
skin.
[1913 Webster]
3. A sort of lightning unaccompanied by thunder. [R.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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Wildfire — steht für WildFire (Silver Dollar City) Wildfire (Fernsehserie), US amerikanische Fernsehserie Wildfire Server, ehemalige Bezeichnung von Openfire HTC Wildfire Wild Fire (Getränk), Energydrink mit Apfelschorle Jagged Alliance 2 WildFire … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Wildfire — o Fuego Salvaje es una serie producida por Hanna Barbera en 1986. La serie narra las aventuras de Sara, una chica de 13 años criada en la Tierra, pero que en realidad es la princesa de el mágico reino de Dar Shan. La serie se estrenó en la CBS… … Wikipedia Español
wildfire — [wīld′fīr΄] n. 1. Obs. a) a highly destructive fire b) 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 … English World dictionary
wildfire — O.E., from WILD (Cf. wild) (adj.) + FIRE (Cf. fire) (n.). Originally in ref. to spreading skin diseases; meaning destructive fire is attested from early 12c.; figurative sense is recorded from c.1300 … Etymology dictionary
Wildfire — This article is about uncontrolled outdoor fire. For the New York rock band, see Forest Fire (band). For other uses, see Wildfire (disambiguation). Crown Fire redirects here. For the 2010 wildfire in Southern California, see 2010 California… … Wikipedia
wildfire — [[t]wa͟ɪldfaɪə(r)[/t]] wildfires 1) N COUNT A wildfire is a fire that starts, usually by itself, in a wild area such as a forest, and spreads rapidly, causing great damage. ...a wildfire in Montana that s already burned thousands of acres of rich … English dictionary
wildfire — wild|fire [ waıld,faır ] noun count a fire that starts in an area of countryside and spreads very quickly spread like wildfire if information spreads like wildfire, a lot of people hear about it in a short period of time: The rumor spread like… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wildfire — UK [ˈwaɪldˌfaɪə(r)] / US [ˈwaɪldˌfaɪr] noun [countable] Word forms wildfire : singular wildfire plural wildfires a fire that starts in an area of countryside and spreads very quickly • spread like wildfire … English dictionary
