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zombie fire

zombie fire noun: a wildfire that burns underground throughout the winter and reemerges during the fire season.

Noun

zombie fire (plural zombie fires)

  1. A wildfire that burns underground throughout the winter and reemerges during the fire season.
    • “Zombie fires” smouldering under the snowpack in Canada since last `winter have ignited as the weather heats up, contributing to an intense start to the wildfire season in large parts of Canada, scientists and fire experts say.2025 June 7, “‘Zombie fires’ bring an early start to Canada’s wildfire season”, in FT Weekend (Nikkei Asia section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 18

Synonyms of zombie fire

Forms of zombie fire

pluralzombie fires

Questions about zombie fire

What does zombie fire mean?
Zombie fire means a wildfire that burns underground throughout the winter and reemerges during the fire season.
What part of speech is zombie fire?
Zombie fire is a noun.
What is the plural of zombie fire?
The plural of zombie fire is zombie fires.

Words near zombie fire in the dictionary

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  3. zombie effects
  4. zombie finger
  5. zombie fingers
  6. zombie fire
  7. zombie fires
  8. zombie formalism
  9. zombie fungi
  10. zombie fungus
  11. zombie government

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