crown fire

noun

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.

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Meanings

nouncrown fire (countable and uncountable, plural crown fires)

plural crown fires

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

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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