"megafire" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: megafires [plural]
Etymology: mega- + fire Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mega|fire}} mega- + fire Head templates: {{en-noun}} megafire (plural megafires)
  1. A very large wildfire, typically one covering more than 100,000 acres. Categories (topical): Fire

Inflected forms

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