A wildfire on a prairie. Frequently in similative use, esp. as the type of something that spreads uncontrollably (cf. sense 2).
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| 释义 | the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > a fire > [noun] > a kind of fire > destructive > bush or forest fire (6) prairie fire1824 A wildfire on a prairie. Frequently in similative use, esp. as the type of something that spreads uncontrollably (cf. sense 2). bush-fire1847 brush-fire1850 a fire in brush; also transferred; attributive, (of a war) arising suddenly and limited in scale or area. crown fire1893 a forest fire which spreads between the crowns (sense 21b) of the trees, and may advance at this level ahead of any fire at lower levels of the… red steer1936 a fire; esp. a bush fire. Subcategories:— active part of (1) |
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