Wildfire vs Campfire - What's the difference?
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A rapidly spreading fire, especially one occurring in a wildland area.
(historical) Greek fire, Byzantine fire.
A spreading disease of the skin, particularly erysipelas.
(figuratively) Something that acts quickly and uncontrollably.
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Fire at a campground or on a camping trip, often used for cooking, to provide light and heat, to drive away bugs, and as a focal point for sitting around in the evening and talking, telling stories, and singing.
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As nouns the difference between wildfire and campfire
is that wildfire is a rapidly spreading fire, especially one occurring in a wildland area while campfire is fire at a campground or on a camping trip, often used for cooking, to provide light and heat, to drive away bugs, and as a focal point for sitting around in the evening and talking, telling stories, and singing.wildfire
English
(wikipedia wildfire)Noun
(en noun)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 perceive in my Face, Neck, Breast, and extream Parts .Synonyms
* forest fireDerived terms
* spread like wildfireSee also
* brushfire * bushfire * conflagrationReferences
* 1862 , Martim de Albuquerque, Notes and Queries . * {{cite web , url = http://1911encyclopedia.org/Greek_Fire , title = Greek Fire , publisher = Classic Encyclopedia , date = 30 October 2006 , accessdate = 2008-12-23 }}campfire
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(wikipedia campfire)Noun
(en noun)Geothermal Energy, volume=101, issue=4, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it. Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire , had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame.}}