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bushfire

[ boosh-fahyuhr ]
/ ˈbʊʃˌfaɪər /

noun

an uncontrolled fire in the trees and bushes of scrubland.

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Origin of bushfire

First recorded in 1865–70; bush1 + fire

Words nearby bushfire

bushelbasket, busheled iron, bushelful, bushelman, busher, bushfire, bushfly, Bush, George H. W., Bush, George W., bush grass, bushhammer
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British Dictionary definitions for bushfire

bushfire
/ (ˈbʊʃˌfaɪə) /

noun

an uncontrolled fire in the bush; a scrub or forest fire
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