"quickfire" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more quickfire [comparative], most quickfire [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} quickfire (comparative more quickfire, superlative most quickfire)
  1. Alternative form of quick-fire Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: quick-fire
    Sense id: en-quickfire-en-adj-GGDK2gor Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} quickfire (uncountable)
  1. Something that spreads very quickly, like fire through dry vegetation. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-quickfire-en-noun-9Oy8cWPr

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