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

“If you have a forest fire and you’re the last tree standing, you’re the tallest tree,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

The bright orange-and-red water spouts off the cliff with the visual intensity of a raging forest fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2024

It was also devastated by a forest fire in 2016 that displaced 90,000 residents and became Canada’s costliest disaster.

From New York Times • May 23, 2024

More than a hundred firefighters are battling to control a forest fire in Chubut province, in southern Argentina.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2024

The sporadic grumbles that can suddenly overrun a town like a summer forest fire had been given another excuse to ignite again.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger