bushfire

noun

bush·​fire ˈbu̇sh-ˌfī(-ə)r 

Australia

: an uncontrolled fire in a bush area

Examples of bushfire in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There, a group of 200 Malian refugees runs a volunteer fire brigade, using traditional methods to suppress hazardous bushfires that threaten livestock and livelihoods. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 21 July 2026

How would trying marine cloud brightening on El Niño be similar to what happened with the Australian bushfires? — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 July 2026

The renovation project itself is based in a critically sensitive environmental zone and carries a BAL 29 bushfire rating. — Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026

Researchers have repeatedly warned that climate change amplifies the risk of natural disasters such as bushfires, floods and cyclones. — CBS News, 9 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1756, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bushfire

• admire
• afire
• aspire
• backfire
• esquire
• expire
• haywire
• hellfire
• inquire
• inspire
• newswire
• perspire