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forest fire

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

noun

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


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It was among a number of wildfires burning across Europe on Saturday, including a forest fire which caused hundreds of residents to leave their home in south-western France.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

More than 2,000 people were also evacuated from the village of Gey in western Germany after a forest fire spread towards a village near the Belgian border.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

A fleet of small boats evacuated about 500 tourists from beaches in northern Greece as a forest fire threatened two popular resorts on Thursday, with hundreds of firefighters tackling the flames.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

A fleet of small boats evacuated about 500 tourists from beaches in northern Greece as a forest fire threatened two popular resorts.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

“Didn’t you set that forest fire over at Davy?”

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

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