Meaning of bushfire | Babel Free

Definitions

An uncontrolled fire in a wooded or grassy area; a wildfire.

Australia, New-Zealand

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Examples

“1985, Australian House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates, House of Representatives, Weekly Hansard, Issues 4-6, page 1322, Many homes, a great deal⟳ of property and a number⟳ of lives were lost as a result⟳ of the bushfires in this country.”

“It should also be kept in mind⟳ that often bushfires start⟳ and move⟳ quickly and the information relating to their location and activity may take⟳ some time to assemble and make⟳ available.”

“The Black Saturday bushfires were a series of apocalyptic blazes that burned on – and for some weeks after – Saturday, 7 February 2009. As a result⟳ of the bushfires, 173 people died. It was the nation′s largest loss of life from a bushfire event, and 414 people were injured.”

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