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zombie fires

zombie fires is the plural of zombie fire.

Meaning of zombie fire

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

Questions about zombie fires

What is zombie fires the plural of?
Zombie fires is the plural of zombie fire.

Words near zombie fires in the dictionary

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

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