Wildfire

Etymology
Wild + fire. In the Middle Ages, the term referred to Greek fire.

Noun

 * 1) A rapidly spreading fire, often occurring in wildland areas, that is out of control.
 * 2)  Greek fire, Byzantine fire.
 * 3) A spreading disease of the skin, particularly erysipelas.
 * 4)  Something that acts quickly and uncontrollably.

Quotations

 * 1622, Thomas Dekker and Philip Massinger, The Virgin Martyr
 * The.    Do not blow,
 * The Furnace of a wrath thrice hot already;
 * Ætna is in my brest, wildfire burns here,
 * Which onely bloud must quench ...
 * 1715, Floyer, Edward Baynard, Psychrolousia. Or, the History of Cold Bathing: Both Ancient and Modern
 * Where are [...] the Aunts that do as much for their Nieces, and make them caper and sparkle like Wildfire?
 * 1715, Francisco de Quevedo, The Visions of Dom Francisco de Quevedo
 * I slept very disturbedly, and had a quick high towring Pulse; had strange Flashes in my Blood, like Wild-fire, which I could percieve in my Face, Neck, Breast, and extream Parts.

Synonyms

 * forest fire

Derived terms

 * spread like wildfire

Translations

 * Arabic: حريق هائل
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 山火, 野火, 林火, 森林大火,
 * Esperanto: forsta incendio
 * Finnish:
 * French: feu de forêt, FdF
 * German: ,


 * Hungarian:
 * Japanese: 山火事, 山林火災,
 * Korean:
 * Persian: ماده قابل اشتعال
 * Russian:, лесной пожар
 * Vietnamese: chất cháy