bushfire

noun

bush·​fire ˈbu̇sh-ˌfī(-ə)r How to pronounce bushfire (audio)
Australia
: an uncontrolled fire in a bush area

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The study’s findings fit into the wider context of bushfires occurring across Tasmania and Australia today. Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024 Killing Breed pits a family, desperately fighting for survival at an isolated Outback lodge, against a raging bushfire, out of control and consuming everything in its path, and three savage dogs, trained to kill and now unleashed into the wild. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024 The plan began after Australia's bushfires in 2019 and 2020 when the Taronga Zoo was asked to rescue platypuses caught in the fires. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 29 July 2024 Compounding the matter is the locals’ terror of bushfires. Elizabeth Warkentin, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for bushfire 

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bushfire was in 1832

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“Bushfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bushfire. Accessed 14 Dec. 2024.

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