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
  • In New York City, brush fires scorched parts of Prospect and Inwood Hill parks over the past week.
    Evan Bush, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Meanwhile, another brush fire cropped up about 60 miles northwest of the Bridge fire Wednesday morning at the north perimeter of the Angeles National Forest in Palmdale.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
Definition of brush fire
Noun
  • Agencies in New York state had responded to 60 wildfires in the same period.
    Patrick Smith, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The filing outlines various legal proceedings related to the wildfires, including approximately 750 lawsuits filed against the company and its subsidiaries.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of wildfire
Noun
  • Stalkers will gather around campfires in the safe zones.
    Issy van der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The show was focused on The Midnight Society, a group of tweens and teens who would gather around a campfire taking turns telling their scariest stories.
    Angela Andaloro, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of campfire
Noun
  • The foiling of the plot is now celebrated with fireworks, bonfires, and the burning of effigies of Guy Fawkes—all to symbolize the capture and punishment of the conspirators.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The Library of Congress says the Celts lighting of bonfires attracted insects, and thus the winged acrobats that gobbles them up.
    Brittany Anas, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of bonfire
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