Thesaurus results for FOREST FIRE

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

Frohnmayer was brought in by the Bush Administration to keep what was still a small brush fire from reaching the White House.

— Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
Officials briefly issued evacuation orders for some residents in Northern Colorado when a brush fire broke out nearby.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Definition of brush fire

Noun

Very low humidity paired with the bone dry, hot conditions will elevate wildfire risk across Central and Northern California.

— Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026
With Colorado's dry winters and sometimes windy weather, overhead lines have become a wildfire threat to communities.

— Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of wildfire

Noun

On good days one of them might start singing a Frank Sinatra song, or a campfire song, and the other would join in.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
The Cabin Creek Fire northeast of Alturas Lake originated from an unattended campfire sometime between July 10-11.

— Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2026

Definition of campfire

Noun

The resort features a 2,000-foot private beach for days spent in the sun and evening beach bonfires during the summer.

— Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 18 July 2026
The property’s cold-weather setup—with igloos and seasonal programming, like holiday light trails and courtyard bonfires—offers a slower side of Montauk that most summer visitors never see.

— Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026

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