bushfire
bushfire noun: an uncontrolled fire in a wooded or grassy area; a wildfire.
Noun
bushfire (plural bushfires)
- 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
- It should also be kept in mind that often bushfires start and move quickly and the information relating to their location and activity may take some time to assemble and make available.2011, Tracey Dickson, Tonia Gray, Risk Management in the Outdoors: A Whole-of-Organisation Approach for Education, Sport and Recreation, page 199
- Synonyms:
- forest fire, wildfire
bushfire meaning in Marathi
bushfire in Marathi
- bushfire
- वणवा vaṇvā
Synonyms of bushfire
Forms of bushfire
| plural | bushfires |
|---|---|
| alternative form | bush fire |
Origin of bushfire
From bush + fire.
Questions about bushfire
- What does bushfire mean?
- Bushfire means an uncontrolled fire in a wooded or grassy area; a wildfire.
- What is bushfire in Marathi?
- Bushfire in Marathi is वणवा (vaṇvā). See Bushfire meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is bushfire?
- Bushfire is a noun.
- What is the plural of bushfire?
- The plural of bushfire is bushfires.
Words near bushfire in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: bushfire (page history and authors); वणवा (Marathi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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