forest fire

noun

Definition of forest firenext
as in brush fire

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  1. brush fire
  2. wildfire
  3. campfire
  4. bonfire
Noun
  • Officers in Azusa, California have arrested a man suspected of arson following a brush fire that broke out in Pioneer Park.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Jan. 2025
  • California State Parks announced Friday the arrest of Gloria Lynn Mandich, 60, in connection with a brush fire that ignited near Leo Carrillo State Park in Los Angeles County.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of brush fire
Noun
  • Nearly 180,000 people have been forced to evacuate because of the ongoing wildfires.
    Denise Chow, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Advertisement In a separate statement released Thursday, the FAA warned against flying drones near the wildfires.
    Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of wildfire
Noun
  • Hope for his survival grew when trash and hiking poles thought to belong to him were found by a river on New Year’s Eve, followed by a campfire, a lighter, a camera and a camera bag on Sunday.
    Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Most are accidental, like an unattended campfire or sparks from a powerline.
    Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of campfire
Noun
  • As Christmas trees were incinerated in a giant bonfire in Ogden Dunes, Daina Lattimer and her daughter Vaiva Lattimer, 11, watched.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Some of Wenzel's favorite memories with Megan were made that summer, trying new coffee shops in downtown Waukesha, hiking the Seven Bridges Trail, gazing at the northern lights and hosting bonfires.
    Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of bonfire
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