wildfire
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- noun
- /ˈwaɪldˌfaɪər/
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incendio forestal
- The plant recovers rapidly after a wildfire, sending up hardy new sprouts from its roots.
- spread like wildfire
- wildfire smoke
- cause wildfires
It's wild how much wildfire smoke can cool a day off.
- It's wild how much wildfire smoke can cool a day off.
- It just that when wildfires spring up, they let them burn off.
- Going through a natural disaster of any kind, hurricanes, floods, wildfires, earthquakes, is unsettling.
- But the, no, the, there was a wildfire.
- Insurance, wildfire insurance could go away after this.
- OK, so as we are all aware, wildfires going just unbelievably horrific in California.
- And and this Younger Dryas boundary contains charcoal from wildfires.
- And so in some ways the argument can be made that these really aren't wildfires, they're feral fires.
Examples
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You didn't have to be a genius to know which way the wildfire was spreading.
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And then when that wildfire hits, boom, you lose everything.
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...till today, thought to be the largest wildfire in United States history.
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So why have wildfires been so bad in recent years?
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Keep track of current wildfires with the real-time wildfire map.
Academic text (2015) -
The impact plume and soot from the wildfires blocked out the sun.
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The wildfire spread rapidly, consuming hundreds of acres of forest in just a few hours.
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Due to the ongoing drought, the threat of wildfires has increased across the region this summer.
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Firefighters battled the wildfire for days as it threatened nearby homes and wildlife.
Synonyms
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A burning flame that gives heat and light
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A very bright light or strong flame that shines very brightly
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A large uncontrolled burning of trees in a forest that causes much damage
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A very large uncontrolled fire that destroys buildings and land
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A very large, powerful fire that pulls in wind and spreads quickly
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A large fire that is out of control in wild areas like forests or grasslands
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A large fast fire that burns across dry grassland and spreads quickly in strong wind
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A very large bright fire that burns strongly
A large uncontrolled fire in a forest that destroys trees
A fire that burns dry grass and spreads across open land
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Etymology
Wildfire comes from the simple parts wild ('not controlled' or 'in the wild') and fire, so imagine a fire running free like a wild animal; that's why the word means a large, fast-moving fire in nature that is hard to control.