forest fire

Noun

Meaning

an uncontrolled fire in a wooded area

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

holocaust inferno bonfire blaze conflagration wildfire brush fire hill fire bush fire

Antonyms

river lake loch lough adam aqua
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Hypernyms

fire

Hyponyms

crown fire ground fire surface fire

Examples

She was beautiful, but she was beautiful in the way a forest fire was beautiful: something to be admired from a distance, not up close. Terry Pratchett

Get excited and enthusiastic about you own dream. This excitement is like a forest fire - you can smell it, taste it, and see it from a mile away. Denis Waitley

I enjoy all the different levels of engagement. Whether it's going to be a slow burn or an instant, raging forest fire depends on the story... Beverly Jenkins

2003 Canberra firestorm Cellular automata models have increasingly been used to model forest fire events. Source: Internet

A fierce forest fire that started yesterday (Thursday) in La Romaneta – which lies between Monóvar and La Romana – is still being tackled by fire fighters. Source: Internet

Ameliorative intervention Slash weight (the oven-dry weight of the entire crown and that portion of the stem < 4 inches in diameter) and size distribution are major factors influencing the forest fire hazard on harvested sites. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

forest eradication forest falcon forest fiber forest fire fighter forest fly forest fox