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

This estimate, by the Initiative on GHG Accounting of War, takes into account military operations and reconstruction efforts, forest fires, and longer flight routes.

From Barron's

It is a ninety-mile-wide stretch of broken country where a forest fire took everything out.

From Literature

Coalie, however, isn’t selling forest fire prevention or personal safety awareness or fair housing regulations.

From Los Angeles Times

He hoped they didn’t start a forest fire.

From Literature

That could be the forest fire turning trees and houses into charcoal, Akira thought.

From Literature