bushfire
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3.2
- noun
- Australian
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incendio forestal
- Right now, where I live is quite safe, but the skies every day are filled with smoke from bushfires further south, and there will be firefighting crews and other emergency services.
- the worst bushfire
Similar scams and attacks were seen after earthquakes in Japan and Ecuador, after Hurricane Harvey, and after the bushfires in Australia, too.
- Similar scams and attacks were seen after earthquakes in Japan and Ecuador, after Hurricane Harvey, and after the bushfires in Australia, too.
Examples
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Over here, some of the worst bushfires are caused by the electricity grid itself.
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During the February 2009 Victorian bushfires, I was one of the volunteers manning Twitter hashtags (channels) to provide helpful updates, advisories, and other information.
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Show your support for the bushfire victims by wearing green on Friday, February 13, 2009.
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So it's become a side project of mine to research bushfires.
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And hearing about events like the bushfires in Australia or the floods there have been in the UK, it worries people.
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When there's a bushfire around these parts, you always get a large percentage of the population crying out, "We didn't get enough warning."
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A firefighter gives water to a koala during the devastating Black Saturday bushfires that burned across Victoria, Australia, in 2009.
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In Australia, events of severe flooding, devastating bushfires, and other natural disasters saw a massive display of support and empathy from the majority of the nation.
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In Victoria, an extremely dry six-month spell commenced in August: forests became tinder-dry, leading to the disastrous "Black Friday" bushfires of January 1939.
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The heat is making it difficult to fight wild bushfires in South Australia.
Synonyms
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3.0
A large uncontrolled fire that quickly spreads through forests or fields
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1.8
A large uncontrolled burning of trees in a forest that causes much damage
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9.6
A very large uncontrolled fire that destroys buildings and land
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4.1
A small uncontrolled fire that burns bushes and shrubs
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7.3
A large fast fire that burns across dry grassland and spreads quickly in strong wind
A large uncontrolled fire in a forest that destroys trees
A fire that burns dry grass and spreads across open land
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Etymology
Bushfire is made from bush and fire, where 'bush' means 'wild countryside' or 'thick plants', especially in Australia. So a bushfire is a fire that burns out of control in those wild areas.