Definition of brushfire
:involving mobilization only on a small and local scale
- brushfire border wars
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First Known Use of brushfire
1954
brush fire
noun
Definition of brush fire
1
:a fire involving low-growing plants (such as scrub and brush)
2
:a minor conflict or crisis
- putting out political brush fires
First Known Use of brush fire
1850
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