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forest fire

noun

Definition of forest fire

as in brush fire

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Recent Examples of forest fire Similarly, a major firefighting operation was underway in southwest Germany near the village of Traisen, where the heat sparked a forest fire in an area that also contained unexploded ordnance. — ABC News, 28 June 2026 This Anglican example near Beaufort, South Carolina, was built in the 1740s, but was largely destroyed by a forest fire in 1886. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 June 2026 Schlotterbeck said forest fire ignition sources often are the hot catalytic converter on a car or SUV running off a road, or a cigarette tossed out of a car window. — Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 9 June 2026 Modern chips are becoming so powerful that air cooling is like trying to put out a forest fire with a desk fan. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026 Doñana has not had a forest fire in nearly a decade. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026 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

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Noun

Crews with the Los Angeles County Fire Department are battling an approximately 22-acre brush fire in Azusa, named the Peak Fire.

— Julie Sharp, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
In Sacramento, a brush fire late Monday on the American River Parkway produced more smoke.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of brush fire

Noun

And dry forests and parched soils significantly increase the likelihood and severity of wildfires.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
Contrasted with the wildfire smoke, the plume from the LA fire contained 50 times more lead, three times more arsenic, and seven times more halogens.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of wildfire

Noun

Others have walked on the bridge, including some who built a campfire and burned a hole through the deck of the bridge.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
The crew decamped to Joshua Tree, jamming around a campfire and recording in a makeshift studio in their Airbnb.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of campfire

Noun

Every few days there’s a communal dinner in the boma, which starts with a welcome performance from the team around a bonfire.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
The event in Poland saw 45 of the brand’s global community of creators, adventurers and wearers arrive in the country for an invite-only Well Worn Blundstone bonfire, as part of the brand’s Well Worn campaign.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of bonfire

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