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If any country was a mine-shaft canary for the reintroduction of cholera, it was Haiti - and we knew it. And in retrospect, more should have been done to prepare for cholera... which can spread like wildfire in Haiti... This was a big rebuke to all of us working in public health and health care in Haiti.
Paul Farmer

Meaning of "wildfire" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WILDFIRE

wildfire  [ˈwaɪldˌfaɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WILDFIRE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wildfire is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WILDFIRE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

wildfire

Wildfire

A wildfire is an uncontrolled fire in an area of combustible vegetation that occurs in the countryside or a wilderness area. Other names such as bush fire, forest fire, desert fire, grass fire, hill fire, peat fire, vegetation fire, and veldfire may be used to describe the same phenomenon depending on the type of vegetation being burned, and the regional variant of English being used. A wildfire differs from other fires by its extensive size, the speed at which it can spread out from its original source, its potential to change direction unexpectedly, and its ability to jump gaps such as roads, rivers and fire breaks. Wildfires are characterized in terms of the cause of ignition, their physical properties such as speed of propagation, the combustible material present, and the effect of weather on the fire. Wildfires are a common occurrence in Australia; because of the generally hot and dry climate, they pose a great risk to life and infrastructure during all times of the year, though mostly throughout the hotter months of summer and spring.

Definition of wildfire in the English dictionary

The first definition of wildfire in the dictionary is a highly flammable material, such as Greek fire, formerly used in warfare. Other definition of wildfire is a raging and uncontrollable fire. Wildfire is also anything that is disseminated quickly.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WILDFIRE


amplifier
ˈæmplɪˌfaɪə
bonfire
ˈbɒnˌfaɪə
campfire
ˈkæmpˌfaɪə
crossfire
ˈkrɒsˌfaɪə
edifier
ˈɛdɪˌfaɪə
gunfire
ˈɡʌnˌfaɪə
hellfire
ˈhɛlˌfaɪə
humidifier
hjuːˈmɪdɪˌfaɪə
justifier
ˈdʒʌstɪˌfaɪə
magnifier
ˈmæɡnɪˌfaɪə
modifier
ˈmɒdɪˌfaɪə
needfire
ˈniːdˌfaɪə
notifier
ˈnəʊtɪˌfaɪə
pacifier
ˈpæsɪˌfaɪə
purifier
ˈpjʊərɪˌfaɪə
qualifier
ˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪə
rapid-fire
ˈræpɪdˌfaɪə
rectifier
ˈrɛktɪˌfaɪə
simplifier
ˈsɪmplɪˌfaɪə
spitfire
ˈspɪtˌfaɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WILDFIRE

wildcat
wildcat strike
wildcatted
wildcatter
wildcatting
Wilde
wildebeest
wilder
wilderment
wilderness
wildfowl
wildfowler
wildfowling
wilding
wildish
wildlands
wildlife
wildlife park
wildlife photographer
wildlife programme

WORDS THAT END LIKE WILDFIRE

afire
anti-aircraft fire
backfire
baptism of fire
catch fire
ceasefire
coal fire
fire
forest fire
foxfire
friendly fire
like a house on fire
no smoke without fire
on fire
open fire
rapid fire
rim-fire
set the world on fire
sure-fire
under fire

Synonyms and antonyms of wildfire in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wildfire» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WILDFIRE

Find out the translation of wildfire to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wildfire from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wildfire» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

野火
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

incendio forestal
570 millions of speakers

English

wildfire
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जंगल की आग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

في الهشيم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пожар
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

queimada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দাবানলের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

feu de forêt
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Api liar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lauffeuer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

山火事
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

도깨비불
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wildfire
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hỏa chất dùng để đốt tàu địch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காட்டுத்தீ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अत्यंत ज्वालाग्राही पदार्थ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

söndürülmesi güç ateş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

incendio indomabile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Wildfire
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пожежа
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

wildfire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πυρκαγιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

´n veldbrand
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

löpeld
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

wildfire
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wildfire

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WILDFIRE»

The term «wildfire» is very widely used and occupies the 17.552 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WILDFIRE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «wildfire» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «wildfire» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wildfire

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7 QUOTES WITH «WILDFIRE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wildfire.
1
Avi Arad
But the community knew Blade, and everybody but us was shocked at the box office, and subsequently the DVD. That was the beginning of the DVD revolution, and Blade was just like wildfire.
2
Paul Farmer
If any country was a mine-shaft canary for the reintroduction of cholera, it was Haiti - and we knew it. And in retrospect, more should have been done to prepare for cholera... which can spread like wildfire in Haiti... This was a big rebuke to all of us working in public health and health care in Haiti.
3
Whoopi Goldberg
When you are kind to someone in trouble, you hope they'll remember and be kind to someone else. And it'll become like a wildfire.
4
Douglas Leone
In a globalized world, one application can spread like wildfire and there's only one winning company, which means you have to invest more than you've ever had.
5
Janet Napolitano
We have at least 125 communities in Arizona at risk from wildfire, not because of review processes or litigation delays but because of a lack of federal funding on the ground to actually begin the projects.
6
David Quammen
Ebola isn't a respiratory virus. It doesn't spread through the airborne route. So it's not likely to spread like wildfire around the world and kill tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people. That's what I think of as the next big one.
7
Rick Renzi
Arizona's forest fires are not waiting for April, and neither will we. That is why I am pushing for stepped up deployment for Hot Shot wildfire crews in March rather than April, in order to better prepare for the expected fires in northern Arizona.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WILDFIRE»

Discover the use of wildfire in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wildfire and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Wildfire
Rancher Dee MacLeod needs a man in the worst way.
Cheyenne McCray, 2005
2
Wildfire
Please visit www.PhoenixPick.com for more great westerns.
Zane Grey, 2008
3
Wildfire: A Novel
Sarah Micklem brings her lush prose and rich imagina- tion to the second installment of this epic trilogy, set in an imaginary world as real as history and as marvelous as legend.
Sarah Micklem, 2009
4
Wildfire
Not only must they salvage the USS Orion from the turbulent atmosphere of a gas giant, but the Orion is carrying the prototype of the deadly Wildfire device, a protomatter warhead that can ignite gas giants into stars.
David Mack, Keith R. A. DeCandido, 2012
5
Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0: Tutorial and Multimedia CD
Provides tutorial style lessons that cover such topics as creating a simple object, modeling utilities, datum planes and sketcher tools, patterns and copies, engineering drawings, and assembly operations.
Jack E. Zecher, 2009
6
Pro/Engineer Wildfire 5.0 Advanced Tutorial
This book is suitable for a second course in Pro/ENGINEER for users who understand the features covered in Roger Toogood's Pro/ENGINEER Tutorial. The style and approach of the previous tutorial have been maintained.
Roger Toogood, 2009
7
Wildfire: Code Red
Ben gets the chance for a trip of a lifetime when his mum is invited to attend a big conference in Australia.
Chris Ryan, 2010
8
Wildfire
Provides a comprehensive look at the positive and negative effects wildfires have on communities and ecosystems while examining how they are started, contained, and controlled by professional firefighters.
Taylor Morrison, 2006
9
Wildfire!
A rivalry, a rescue Big-mouth Elliott, who has recently arrived from a city up north, considers Ben a "backwoods boy" and looks down his nose at folks in their rural Florida town.
Elizabeth Starr Hill, 2004
10
Parametric Modeling With Pro/Engineer Wildfire 5.0
This book will establish a good basis for exploring and growing in the exciting field of computer aided engineering. By the end of this book the reader will advance to an intermediate level Pro/ENGINEER user.
Randy Shih, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WILDFIRE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wildfire is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Wildfire raging north of San Francisco threatens homes
(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu). Firefighters spray a hose at a fire along Morgan Valley Road near Lower Lake, Calif., Friday, July 31, 2015. A series of wildfires were ... «FOX6 WBRC - MyFoxAL.com, Aug 15»
2
1 firefighter dies as thousands battle California wildfires
(CNN) A firefighter battling a wildfire in California died in the line of duty this week, the U.S. Forest Service said in a statement. David Ruhl of Rapid City, South ... «CNN, Jul 15»
3
Glacier National Park Wildfire Forces Tourists to Leave Cars
A fast-moving wildfire in Glacier National Park torched a car and a historic cabin and forced tourists to abandon their vehicles on the Montana park's most ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
4
Above spectacular wildfire on freeway rises new scourge: drones
Phelan, California (CNN) Of all the elements they must battle in a wildfire, firefighters face a new foe: drones operated by enthusiasts who presumably take ... «CNN, Jul 15»
5
Canada wildfires: Thousands flee homes in Saskatchewan, British …
(CNN) Thousands of people in Canada have fled their homes as hundreds of wildfires burn, sending thick smoke as far south as Colorado, officials said ... «CNN, Jul 15»
6
Washington wildfire tears through thousands of acres
Now, a day after the wildfire fire burned past Dawson's home, the blaze has devoured about 3,000 acres. And thanks to triple-digit temperatures in the area, ... «CNN, Jun 15»
7
Wildfires burning through several Western states
Wildfires are charging through several dry Western states, including a blaze in California that showed new life after burning for a week and forced some ... «CBS News, Jun 15»
8
Alaska Entering New Era for Wildfires
Wildfires have been on the rise across the western U.S. since the 1970s, at the same time that spring and summer temperatures have increased dramatically, ... «Climate Central, Jun 15»
9
Massive California 'King' Wildfire Keeps 3000 From Homes
Nearly 3,000 people were kept from their Northern California homes Sunday due to an arson-related wildfire that was growing substantially with every passing ... «NBCNews.com, Sep 14»
10
New California Wildfire Evacuates 1000 More Homes
Three California wildfires torched more than 4,000 acres, destroyed or damaged more than 100 structures and forced the evacuations of more than 1,000 homes ... «NBCNews.com, Sep 14»

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