Wildfire vs Tornado - 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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(meteorology) A violent windstorm characterized by a twisting, funnel-shaped cloud.
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As nouns the difference between wildfire and tornado
is that wildfire is a rapidly spreading fire, especially one occurring in a wildland area while tornado is a violent windstorm characterized by a twisting, funnel-shaped cloud.wildfire
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(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 }}tornado
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(wikipedia tornado)Noun
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- A tornado is a rotating column of air, pendant from a cumulonimbus cloud, and nearly always observable as a funnel cloud or tuba. Its vortex, meters in diameter, rotates counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere, and clockwise in the southern hemisphere, with wind speeds of 160 to more than 480 kilometres per hour.