wildfire
noun/ˈwaɪldˌfaɪər/
Frequency rank: #9,019 most common English word
Meaning
a large, destructive fire that spreads quickly across wild or rural land.
Example sentence
The dry summer conditions caused wildfire to spread across thousands of acres.
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