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bushfire

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An uncontrolled fire in a wooded or grassy area; a wildfire.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, New-Zealand

Examples

  • 1985, Australian House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates, House of Representatives, Weekly Hansard, Issues 4-6, page 1322, Many homes, a great deal of property and a number of lives were lost as a result of the bushfires in this country.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English bush Proto-Indo-European *péh2wr̥ Proto-Germanic *fōr Proto-West Germanic *fuir Old English fȳr Middle English fyr English fire English bushfire From bush + fire.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Buschfeuer — Translations
  • Polish: pożar buszu — Translations
  • Spanish: incendio de matorral — Translations
  • Yao (Africa): upya class 14 — Translations