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bush fire

bush fire is the alternative form of bushfire.

Meaning of bushfire

Noun

bushfire (plural bushfires)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand) An uncontrolled fire in a wooded or grassy area; a wildfire.
    • Many homes, a great deal of property and a number of lives were lost as a result of the bushfires in this country.1985, Australian House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates, House of Representatives, Weekly Hansard, Issues 4-6, page 1322

Synonyms of bush fire

Forms of bush fire

pluralbush fires

Questions about bush fire

What is bush fire the alternative form of?
Bush fire is the alternative form of bushfire.

Words near bush fire in the dictionary

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  2. bush cricket
  3. bush crickets
  4. bush dog
  5. bush dogs
  6. bush fire
  7. bush fires
  8. bush flies
  9. bush flight
  10. bush fly
  11. bush flying

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