wildfire

noun/ˈwaɪldˌfaɪər/

Frequency rank: #9,019 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a large, destructive fire that spreads quickly across wild or rural land.

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Example sentence

The dry summer conditions caused the wildfire to spread across thousands of acres.

Synonyms & related words

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