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forest-fire

An uncontrolled fire that burns through a large area of woodland or forest.
Noun
pl: forest-fires

This term describes a large-scale ecological disaster, carrying a connotation of devastation and uncontrollable power. It is typically used in journalistic, environmental, or emergency management contexts to describe the event as a whole rather than a small, localized fire.

While "wildfire" is a broader term encompassing any uncontrolled fire in combustible vegetation, "forest-fire" specifically restricts the location to wooded areas. In professional forestry and firefighting, the term is often associated with specific management strategies like controlled burns or firebreaks used to mitigate the spread of such blazes.

Meanings

Noun

An uncontrolled fire that burns through a large area of woodland or forest.

The forest-fire destroyed thousands of acres of pine trees.

Examples

The massive forest-fire destroyed thousands of acres of ancient pine trees.

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The massive forest-fire destroyed thousands of acres of ancient pine trees.

We need to evacuate the village before the forest-fire reaches the valley.

Fantasy

We need to evacuate the village before the forest-fire reaches the valley.

A sudden lightning strike triggered a devastating forest-fire in the mountains.

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A sudden lightning strike triggered a devastating forest-fire in the mountains.

I can smell the smoke from a distant forest-fire drifting through the air.

Travel

I can smell the smoke from a distant forest-fire drifting through the air.

The historical records describe a great forest-fire that leveled the city in 1666.

History

The historical records describe a great forest-fire that leveled the city in 1666.

Look at those orange clouds; there must be a forest-fire nearby.

none

Look at those orange clouds; there must be a forest-fire nearby.

The government issued a warning about the high risk of forest-fire during the drought.

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The government issued a warning about the high risk of forest-fire during the drought.

I wonder if the wildlife survived that terrible forest-fire last summer.

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I wonder if the wildlife survived that terrible forest-fire last summer.

Firefighters worked tirelessly for weeks to contain the raging forest-fire.

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Firefighters worked tirelessly for weeks to contain the raging forest-fire.

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