"gigafire" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: gigafires [plural]
Etymology: From giga- + fire. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|giga-|fire}} giga- + fire Head templates: {{en-noun}} gigafire (plural gigafires)
  1. (neologism) A wildfire which burns more than one million acres. Wikipedia link: August Complex fire Tags: neologism Related terms: megafire

Inflected forms

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