bushfire

noun

bush·​fire ˈbu̇sh-ˌfī(-ə)r How to pronounce bushfire (audio)
Australia
: an uncontrolled fire in a bush area

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The skinks also face rising predation threats and the risk of bushfires. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 2 Feb. 2026 Researchers have repeatedly warned that climate change amplifies the risk of natural disasters such as bushfires, floods and cyclones. — CBS News, 9 Mar. 2026 Witness the scale and ferocity of nature’s most powerful forces – from hurricanes and flash floods to droughts and bushfires – and discover the ingenious ways nature endures, adapts and prevails against these new extremes. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026 The Compound is understatedly funny and wickedly smart, an addictive slow-burn of a novel that is as pretty—and quietly dangerous—as the bushfires that glitter in the distance of the compound. — Hannah Berman august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bushfire

Word History

First Known Use

1756, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bushfire was in 1756

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“Bushfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bushfire. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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