brush fire

A form of brushfire — A large fire in a scrubland or prairie, as opposed to a forest fire, which occurs in forests.

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Meanings

nounbrush fire (plural brush fires)

plural brush fires

  1. alternativeAlternative form of brushfire.
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APA

brush fire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brush%20fire

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“brush fire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brush%20fire. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brush fire,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brush%20fire.

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