forest fire
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- noun
- /ˈfɔrɪst faɪər/
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incendio forestal
- With things so dry, forest fires were on everyone's mind.
- fighting forest fires
- forest fire smoke
- forest fires affect
Or if wind blows on a forest fire, it's made stronger.
- Or if wind blows on a forest fire, it's made stronger.
- And then Cruz and Berks thought about forest fires being started by a nuclear war.
- Like he fights forest fires like for a few months a year as a fireman, like unpaid labour.
- In which case the spark isn't going to light it on fire, or is the smallest little spark going to start this forest fire?
- In which case the spark isn't going to light it on fire, or is this smallest little spark going to start this forest fire?
- So, you know, for me, it's like a forest fire when you want to put the forest fire out at, when it's, you know, at ignition or when it's a conflagration, right.
- Your room becomes messy, the fire burns out like or the forest fire rages across everything.
- It reminded me of having like hot dogs or friends being at a forest fire.
Examples
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The forest fire jumped a ridge, spreading rapidly through the dry trees.
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During the fall of 2003, forest fires affected communities in the interior of British Columbia.
Academic text (2004) -
There must have been a forest fire.
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Or if wind blows on a forest fire, it's made stronger.
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A forest fire is engulfing the valley.
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You see what's happening at the Amazon basin with the forest fires there in recent times.
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And in fact, for days, the air quality was deemed the worst in the world in downtown Seattle from forest fires in British Columbia.
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There is evidence of forest fires, possibly started by humans, even in wet areas of Amazonian forest.
Academic text (1992) -
In 1988, soldiers from Fort Lewis were sent to Yellowstone National Park to help fight forest fires.
Academic text (1992) -
Haze from first forest fires further degrades air quality in Malaysia.
Synonyms
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1.0
A burning flame that gives heat and light
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3.0
A large uncontrolled fire that quickly spreads through forests or fields
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3.2
A large fire that is out of control in wild areas like forests or grasslands
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7.1
A slow burn in the layer of dead leaves and wood under the soil, often without visible flames
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A fast forest fire that moves through the tops of trees, often moving ahead of the fire on the ground
A large uncontrolled fire in a forest that destroys trees
A forest fire that burns leaves and small plants, not large trees
How Severe
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an uncontrolled fire burning in a forest' is directly and transparently derivable from the constituents 'forest' (wooded area) and 'fire' (burning); the compound simply denotes a fire occurring in a forest. This noun+noun composition is literal, common in English and other languages, and would be obvious to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Forest fire shows a simple picture: a fire burning through a forest, with trees and dry leaves helping it spread fast, so it means 'an uncontrolled fire in a wooded area'.