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Lauffeuer
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German
Etymology
From de laufen Feuer. Originally for the line of gunpowder used to explode something remotely, then figuratively used for any fire that propagates rapidly.
Pronunciation
de De-Lauffeuer.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n
wildfire, rapidly-spreading fire
de wie ein Lauffeuer like wildfire
Declension
n
Further reading
de Fire