Lauffeuer

German

Etymology

From laufen +‎ Feuer. Originally for the line of gunpowder used to explode something remotely, then figuratively used for any fire that propagates rapidly.

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Noun

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  1. wildfire, rapidly-spreading fire
    wie ein Lauffeuer ― like wildfire

Declension

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