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wildfire

1. n пожар; пламя

to spread like wildfire — распространяться с быстротой огня

2. n метеор. зарница; рассеянная вспышка молнии

3. n блуждающий огонёк

4. n «греческий огонь», зажигательная смесь

5. n мед. вет. рожа

6. n с. -х. рябуха сои или табака

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wildfire — [wīld′fīr΄] n. 1. Obs. a) a highly destructive fire b) a highly flammable substance; specif., GREEK FIRE 2. Now Rare WILL O THE WISP 3. a large, intense fire, usually in an uninhabited area, that is difficult to bring under control … English World dictionary
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wildfire — UK [ˈwaɪldˌfaɪə(r)] / US [ˈwaɪldˌfaɪr] noun [countable] Word forms wildfire : singular wildfire plural wildfires a fire that starts in an area of countryside and spreads very quickly • spread like wildfire … English dictionary

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It has been a slow burn, but the term ‘wildfire’ has managed to spread into the Australian lexicon and it has many hot under the collar.

But is it correct to describe fires in Australia as wildfires?

Queensland’s Emergency Services Minister Craig Crawford has repeatedly used the term ‘wildfire’ to describe recent blazes burning across the state.

One of the country’s leading language experts says it is an Americanism that we don’t need.

Emeritus professor of applied languages at the University of Queensland Roly Sussex has appealed to civic leaders to stop using the word ‘wildfire’.

«For my money, bushfires are bushfires and now is not time to change our usage,» Professor Sussex says.

«Wildfire is definitely American and it seems to be pushing out bushfire entirely, and I’m rather sad about that because why would we have a wildfire in bush when we’ve got bush to have a bushfire.»

News outlets have used ‘wildfire’ in an Australian context since the early 1990s.(Supplied: Qld Dept of Community Safety)

Professor Sussex says the earliest recorded usage of the word bushfire was in 1847, in ambitious explorer Ludwig Leichhardt’s journal of his overland trek across Australia.

«Bushfire has been our standard way of referring to an uncontrolled fire in bushland, since way back in the 19th century,» he says.

«I’m really quite sad that we’re losing a perfectly good Australian word, which describes something which is specific to us.»

However, a man who deals with bushfires for a living is less certain.

CEO of the Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre Richard Thornton believes both words are acceptable.

«Australian communities have grown up with the term bushfire, we know what it means,» he says.

«But a wildfire is actually an uncontained bushfire, so the real definitional difference is a bit academic — the two words are largely interchangeable.»

Firefighters have a different take on it.

A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) spokesman says the word ‘wildfire’ is not an Americanisation of ‘bushfire’ and the two words have different meanings.

«A ‘wildfire’ is a fire that isn’t planned,» he said.

The ABC’s language expert said the terms ‘bushfire» and ‘wildfire’ are interchangeable.(ABC News: Jonathan Hair)

The ABC’s language expert Tiger Webb says the dispute is «ridiculous», and both terms are fine.

«News outlets have used ‘wildfire’ in the Australian context since the early 1990s [and] people have been complaining about it for 30 years,» he said.

«It’s time we stopped thinking of wildfire as an Americanisation of bushfire, it’s time we gave it a rest really.

«The original sense of bush that we use in bushfire comes from South Africa — we seem to be OK taking from some countries in one context but not another.»

The earliest usage of ‘bushfire’ was in 1847 in explorer Ludwig Leichhardt’s journal.(ABC News: Jonathan Hair)

Webb agrees that the strict definitions of the terms are interchangeable.

«I think that it is fine to have more than one word to describe a natural event, we seem to work ok with tsunami and tidal wave and no-one gets too upset,» he said.

«We need to stop being so anxious about creeping Americanisation of Australian culture. What has happened is that we have just absorbed this term, we can’t be scared about the slightest change in language that happens in our lifetime.»

Posted 21 Aug 2018Tue 21 Aug 2018 at 8:01pm, updated 21 Aug 2018Tue 21 Aug 2018 at 11:26pm

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wild·fire

(wīld′fīr′)

1. A raging, rapidly spreading fire.

2. Something that acts very quickly and intensely: a land swept by the wildfire of revolution.

3. Lightning occurring without audible thunder.

4. A luminosity that appears over swamps or marshes at night; ignis fatuus.

5. A highly flammable material, such as Greek fire, once used in warfare.

Idiom:

like wildfire

Rapidly and intensely: The disease spread like wildfire.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

wildfire

(ˈwaɪldˌfaɪə)

1. (Elements & Compounds) a highly flammable material, such as Greek fire, formerly used in warfare

a. a raging and uncontrollable fire

b. anything that is disseminated quickly (esp in the phrase spread like wildfire)

3. (Physical Geography) lightning without audible thunder

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

wild•fire

(ˈwaɪldˌfaɪ^ər)

1. a highly flammable composition, as Greek fire, difficult to extinguish when ignited, formerly used in warfare.

2. any large fire that spreads rapidly and is hard to extinguish.

Idioms:

like wildfire, very rapidly and with unchecked force.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

wildfire — a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration

Translations

حَريق هائِل مُدَمِّر

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

wild

(waild) adjective

1. (of animals) not tamed. wolves and other wild animals.

2. (of land) not cultivated.

3. uncivilized or lawless; savage. wild tribes.

4. very stormy; violent. a wild night at sea; a wild rage.

5. mad, crazy, insane etc. wild with hunger; wild with anxiety.

7. not accurate or reliable. a wild guess.

8. very angry.

ˈwildly adverbˈwildness nounˈwildfire: spread like wildfire

(of eg news) to spread extremely fast.

ˈwildfowl noun plural

wild birds, especially water birds such as ducks, geese etc.

ˌwild-ˈgoose chase

an attempt to catch or find something one cannot possibly obtain.

ˈwildlife noun

wild animals, birds, insects etc collectively. to protect wildlife.

in the wild

(of an animal) in its natural surroundings. Young animals have to learn to look after themselves in the wild.

the wilds

the uncultivated areas (of a country etc). They’re living out in the wilds of Australia somewhere.

the Wild Westwest

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: a sweeping and destructive conflagration especially in a wilderness or a rural area

: a phosphorescent glow (such as ignis fatuus or fox fire)

: a destructive leaf-spot disease of tobacco caused by several strains of a bacterium (Pseudomonas syringae)

Phrases

like wildfire

: very rapidly

the news spread like wildfire

Example Sentences

The recent wildfires were made worse by the strong winds.

Recent Examples on the Web

And that group took off like a wildfire and spread all over the country.

—David Begnaud, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2023

The slang term that caught on like wildfire at the top of 2022 was no accident.

—Jem Aswad, Variety, 21 Mar. 2023

Arizona’s fire conditions during the state’s wildfire season will be normal or, at some points, have below-average fire danger, according to the National Weather Service’s Flagstaff office.

—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2023

In the United States, the report found air pollution improved significantly last year compared with 2021 due to a relatively mild wildfire season.

—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 14 Mar. 2023

But Richard enlists his friends and family to give out free samples to the local Hispanic community, and the product soon takes off like wildfire.

—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2023

And the remnants of last summer’s monster wildfire, which ripped through the forest and forced tens of thousands to evacuate, are still burning.

—Rick Noack, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2023

The announcement spread across the internet like wildfire.

—André-naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2023

Gellar is arson investigator Kristin Ramsey tasked with finding out who started the wildfire and ended up getting mixed up in the supernatural mess herself.

—Keith Nelson, Men’s Health, 31 Jan. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of wildfire was
in the 12th century

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“Wildfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wildfire. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.

‘Wildfire’ is used for out-of-control fires in forests and other natural areas only. A fire in a building can be contained, and would just be called a fire.

Английский (американский вариант)

‘Wildfire’ is used for out-of-control fires in forests and other natural areas only. A fire in a building can be contained, and would just be called a fire.

Португальский (бразильский вариант)

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греческий огонь, рожа

существительное ↓

- пожар; пламя (большой силы)

to spread /to go round/ like wildfire — распространяться с быстротой огня
the news spread like wildfire — известие распространилось с быстротой молнии
the wildfire of passion — пламя страсти

- метеор. зарница; рассеянная вспышка молнии
- блуждающий огонёк
- «греческий огонь», зажигательная смесь (из смолы, селитры, горючих масел)
- мед., вет. рожа (болезнь)
- с.-х. рябуха сои или табака

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Словосочетания

to spread quickly / rapidly / like wildfire — быстро, моментально распространяться
to spread like wildfire — распространяться со сверхъестественной быстротой
extirpation of wildfire — борьба со стихийными пожарами
go round like wildfire — распространяться с быстротой огня
speed like wildfire — молниеносно распространяться; быстро распространяться
the news ran like wildfire — новость распространилась с молниеносной быстротой
cause of wildfire — причина лесного пожара
spread like wildfire — распространяться со сверхъестественной быстротой
wildfire suppression — борьба с лесными пожарами

Примеры с переводом

The wildfire has burned acres of forest.

Пожар уничтожил несколько акров леса.

The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes.

В результате лесного пожара сгорел лес и несколько домов.

The recent wildfires were made worse by the strong winds.

Недавние пожары усугубились сильными ветрами.

The wildfire poses no immediate threat to any houses in the area.

Лесной пожар не представляет непосредственной угрозы для других домов в этом районе.

They have evacuated everyone in the immediate area of the wildfire.

Они эвакуировали всех, кто находился в непосредственной близости от лесного пожара.

Примеры, ожидающие перевода

The news spread like wildfire (=became known very quickly).

…the wildfire burned through a large swath of timberland…

Для того чтобы добавить вариант перевода, кликните по иконке ☰, напротив примера.

Формы слова

noun
ед. ч.(singular): wildfire
мн. ч.(plural): wildfires

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wildfire

wild•fire

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‘Wildfire’ is used for out-of-control fires in forests and other natural areas only. A fire in a building can be contained, and would just be called a fire.

‘Wildfire’ is used for out-of-control fires in forests and other natural areas only. A fire in a building can be contained, and would just be called a fire.

существительное ↓

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Словосочетания

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