forest fire

Definition of forest firenext

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Recent Examples of forest fire Tengden said the aircraft is designed for reconnaissance, precision strikes, communications relay, emergency rescue, and forest fire prevention. Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2025 The forest fire sequence is a good example. Clayton Davis, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025 The inflationary forest fire that many expected to see has yet to ignite. George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 The only safe way to get real fires was laying gas lines and creating gas burns, without releasing any particles in the air that would potentially cause a forest fire. Tomris Laffly, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forest fire
Noun
  • This may also lead to a very active brush fire season west of the Rockies this year.
    Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Firefighters made quick work of a 2-acre brush fire that broke out in a Birdland canyon late Sunday morning, threatening homes and prompting evacuations, authorities said.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Waste wood from wildfire prevention, industrial byproducts, and even sewage can be transformed into high-value material for batteries and steel production.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Cal Fire law enforcement officers arrested a Modesto man accused of starting a 2-acre wildfire early Friday in El Dorado County after he was found near the fire area the following day.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Evening activities include gathering around the campfire, camp-wide games and a talent show.
    Jessie Dax-Setkus, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Like actual bedtime stories at a sleepover, or campfire ghost stories repeated with a flashlight under your chin, Bedtime Stories creates images that can lodge in your brain for a decade and hold up to revisits.
    Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The oil shortage has also affected public services and food transportation, prompting rare protests in some cities, with citizens banging pots and pans and lighting bonfires in the darkness.
    Chris Lau, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Miami Music Week is at its zenith this weekend, its cacophonous diversions and decibels aimed at the spring break crowd and other ears that haven’t been around for very long, highlighted by the DJ bonfire known as Ultra Music Festival.
    Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026

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“Forest fire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forest%20fire. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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