bushfire

American  

[boosh-fahy^uhr] / ˈbʊʃˌfaɪər /

noun

1. an uncontrolled fire in the trees and bushes of scrubland.

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bushfire British  

/ ˈbʊʃˌfaɪə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of bushfire

First recorded in 1865–70; bush ¹ + fire

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Example Sentences

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bushfire

Fires are uncontrollable when they exceed the firefighters' ability to "put the wet stuff onto the red stuff fast enough to put them out", bushfire consultant Roger Fenwick told AFP.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

Originally from Spain, the Canberra-based bushfire expert has spent years developing ways for Australia - home to some of the most fire-prone landscapes in the world - to battle its own blazes.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

"They were 40 degree days in the bushfire as well," she adds, "so it would have been very hot inside the container."

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026

Another bushfire near the small town of Walwa crackled with lightning as it radiated enough heat to form a localised thunderstorm, fire authorities said.

From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026

The schools were an ever-spreading network from the south stretching northward, on our heels like a bushfire.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

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