forest firenoun [ C ]
/ˈfɒr.ɪst ˌfaɪər//ˈfɔːr.ɪst ˌfaɪr/a fire burning in an area of land with many trees, that is difficult to control and sometimes spreads quickly:
In recent weeks forest fires have swept through large areas of Arizona and Colorado.
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- The forest fires were caused by a combination of lightning strikes and very dry conditions.
- This area of the interior suffered devastating forest fires last summer.
- They desperately needed deliveries of water to keep a raging forest fire at bay.
- Forest fires have been burning for over a week here.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Burning, burnt & on fire
- aflame
- alight
- burned out
- burnt
- burnt out
- burst
- carbonize
- char
- flame
- flammable
- frazzled
- go up in flames idiom
- incinerate
- inextinguishable
- lighted
- scald
- sear
- singe
- smoke
- spontaneous combustion
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