bushfire

/bˈʊʃfaɪɚ/ noun

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

Word Origin Bushfire is a compound of bush (from Proto-Germanic buskaz 'shrub') and fire (from fūr). It's a wildfire in bushland, a term especially common in Australia. Both words are ancient Germanic roots. So bushfire is literally 'bush fire.'

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

The bushfire spread rapidly through the dry eucalyptus forest, forcing evacuations.

(名词) 丛林野火

丛林大火在干燥的桉树林中迅速蔓延,迫使人们疏散。

(sustantivo) incendio forestal; incendio [Un incendio no controlado en un área boscosa o con pasto; un incendio forestal.]

El incendio forestal se propagó rápidamente por el bosque seco de eucaliptos, obligando a realizar evacuaciones.

(nom) feu de forêt; feu de brousse; incendie de forêt [Incendie non maîtrisé qui se propage dans une zone boisée ou herbeuse ; feu de brousse.]

Le **bushfire** s'est propagé rapidement à travers la forêt d'eucalyptus sèche, provoquant des évacuations massives.

(Substantiv) Buschbrand; Wildfeuer; Waldbrand [Ein unkontrolliertes Feuer, das sich in bewaldeten oder grasbewachsenen Gebieten ausbreitet und oft schwer zu löschen ist; auch als Waldbrand bezeichnet.]

Der **bushfire** in Australien zerstörte Tausende Hektar Land und zwang viele Anwohner zur Evakuierung.

(名詞) 森林地帯や草地で制御されない火災。山火事。

山火事は乾燥したユーカリの森を急速に燃え広がり、住民の避難を招いた。

(substantivo) incêndio florestal; incêndio selvagem [Um incêndio descontrolado em uma área arborizada ou com grama; um incêndio florestal.]

O incêndio florestal se espalhou rapidamente pela floresta seca de eucalipto, forçando evacuações.

Word parts: bush + fire

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