forest fire

noun

Definition of forest firenext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forest fire
  1. brush fire
  2. wildfire
  3. campfire
  4. bonfire
Noun
  • In Sacramento, a brush fire late Monday on the American River Parkway produced more smoke.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The utility this weekend also de-energized lines around a brush fire that broke out Saturday, prompting evacuation orders several miles south of Lahaina town, the site of the 2023 deadly fires.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of brush fire
Noun
  • Fire mitigation at the approximately square-mile camp also includes thinning the tree population to prevent a wildfire from moving through too quickly.
    — Joy Benedict, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Total damage was estimated at $2 billion, the costliest wildfire in Colorado history.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of wildfire
Noun
  • 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
  • Look for notes of black pepper, vanilla, citrus, and maple over an assertive, smoky base made up of flavors like iodine, seaweed, campfire, and licorice, and just a touch of heat on the finish at 46 percent ABV.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of campfire
Noun
  • Salt & Stone Santal & Vetiver Candle Salt & Stone’s best-selling santal and vetiver scent brings the aroma of a crackling bonfire, minus the excessive smoke inhalation.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Lord Raghunath, a regional form of Rama, presides over the weeklong festival, which ends with a bonfire symbolizing the burning of Lanka by Rama’s aide Hanuman.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of bonfire

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“Forest fire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forest%20fire. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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