brush fire
noun
a fire in an area of bushes, shrubs, or brush, as distinct from a forest fire.
brushfire
-
a variation of
brush-fire.
Example Sentences
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Last year, Chris Matthews was forced to flee with his family of five after a brushfire threatened their home in Spokane, Washington.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
“The Real Housewives of Orange County” star Jennifer Pedranti says that her son was involved in starting a brushfire that burned in Ladera Ranch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
In Brooklyn’s Prospect Park on Sunday, onlookers gawked at a charred hilltop, where newly fallen leaves had already obscured the scorched earth of Friday’s 2-acre brushfire.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2024
A brushfire that began in Cedar Park, Texas, Tuesday destroyed a building at an apartment complex and damaged three others.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 9, 2023
Like smoke from an unseen fire, a line of fire just below the horizon, brushfire or a burning city.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
