brushfire
brushfire · brushfires
A large fire in a scrubland or prairie, as opposed to a forest fire, which occurs in…A large fire in a scrubland or prairie, as opposed to a forest fire, which occurs in forests.
US/bɹˈʌʃfˌaɪɹ/
» Indigenous techniques have limited the severity and scale of brushfires that break out every year across northern Australia's vast savannahs.
Meaning
2 sensesA large fire in a scrubland or prairie, as opposed to a forest fire, which occurs in forests.
(attributive, figuratively)A war that arises suddenly and is limited in scope or area.
Examples
1 sentencesIndigenous techniques have limited the severity and scale of brushfires that break out every year across northern Australia's vast savannahs.
Origin
From brush + fire.From brush + fire.
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