wildfire

Bedeutung (Englisch)

  1. (countable, uncountable) A rapidly spreading fire, especially one occurring in a wildland area.
  2. (countable, historical, uncountable) Greek fire.
  3. (countable, uncountable) A spreading disease of the skin, particularly erysipelas.
  4. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Something that acts or spreads quickly and uncontrollably.

Übersetzungen

FdF

υγρό πύρ

υγρόν πυρ

Feu de forêt

feu de friches

incendio boschivo

incendio natural de bosques

incendio natural de montes

fuego incontrolado

grejuva

Frequenz

23k
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈwaɪldˌfaɪɚ/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

Inherited from Middle English wilde fyr, wilde fire, wylde fyre, from Old English wilde fȳr. By surface analysis, wild + fire.

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