"bush fire" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 bush fire.ogg [Australia] Forms: bush fires [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bush fire (plural bush fires)
  1. (Australia, New Zealand) Alternative form of bushfire Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bushfire Synonyms: forest fire [Canada, US]
    Sense id: en-bush_fire-en-noun-kQl2XcdX Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, New Zealand English

Inflected forms

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