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grassfire

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A fire burning over grass or grassland.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an uncontrolled fire in a grassy area

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: prairie fire

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fire

History

Etymology

From grass + fire.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: græsbrand — fire burning over grass or grassland
  • Estonian: rohutulekahju — fire burning over grass or grassland
  • Finnish: kulo — fire burning over grass or grassland
  • Finnish: kulopalo — fire burning over grass or grassland
  • Finnish: ruohikkopalo — fire burning over grass or grassland
  • German: Grasfeuer — fire burning over grass or grassland
  • Icelandic: sinubruni — fire burning over grass or grassland
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gressbrann — fire burning over grass or grassland
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: grasbrann — fire burning over grass or grassland
  • Polish: pożar trawy — fire burning over grass or grassland
  • Swedish: gräsbrand — fire burning over grass or grassland