Big Burn

proper noun

The Great Fire of 1910, a wildfire in the Inland Northwest region of the United States that burned three million acres in North Idaho and Western Montana, with extensions into Eastern Washington and Southeast British Columbia, in the summer of 1910.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Big Burn
  1. historicalThe Great Fire of 1910, a wildfire in the Inland Northwest region of the United States that burned three million acres in North Idaho and Western Montana, with extensions into Eastern Washington and Southeast British Columbia, in the summer of 1910.

    Synonyms: Big Blowup, Devil's Broom fire

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe Great Fire of 1910, a wildfire in the Inland Northwest region of the United States that burned three million acres in North Idaho and Western Montana, with extensions into Eastern Washington and Southeast British Columbia, in the summer of 1910.

Similar
Big BlowupDevil's Broom fire
Also see
big blowupdevil's broom fire
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APA

Big Burn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Big%20Burn

MLA

“Big Burn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Big%20Burn. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Big Burn,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Big%20Burn.

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