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forest fire

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Noun1.forest fireforest fire - an uncontrolled fire in a wooded area
fire - the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire"
crown fire - a forest fire that advances with great speed jumping from crown to crown ahead of the ground fire
ground fire - a forest fire that burns the humus; may not appear on the surface
surface fire - a forest fire that burns only the surface litter and undergrowth


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He has to be prompt--for these two-o'clock-in-the-morning fights, if they once get out of hand, are like a forest fire, and may mean the whole reserves at the station.
The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context
As when some great forest fire is raging upon a mountain top and its light is seen afar, even so as they marched the gleam of their armour flashed up into the firmament of heaven.
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