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crown fire

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Fire that spreads through a forest at the crown or canopy level, without the need for a fire at ground level to ignite the trees.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

a forest fire that advances with great speed jumping from crown to crown ahead of the ground fire

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: forest fire

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