forest fire

American  

[fawr-ist fahy-er] / ˈfɔr ɪst ˌfaɪ ər /

noun

plural

forest fires

1. a fire, usually ignited naturally, that burns out of control in a large tract of forest.

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Other Word Forms

• forest-fire
  adjective

Example Sentences

Forest fire on the road between Magaras and Berdigestyakh, in Siberia, Russia.Credit...

From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2021

County and parts of Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties due to the Angeles National Forest fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2020

Those who endured the Black Forest fire offered firsthand accounts of a recovery process that remains ongoing, even after five years.

From Washington Times • Sep. 29, 2018

Forest fire is a gentleman’s dumpster fire, by the way.

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2018

Forest fire destruction is a danger in every way as real and immediate as riot or invasion, equally measurable in losses to us today and more far reaching in effect upon future prosperity.

From Practical Forestry in the Pacific Northwest Protecting Existing Forests and Growing New Ones, from the Standpoint of the Public and That of the Lumberman, with an Outline of Technical Methods by Allen, Edward Tyson