| NOUN | event | forest fire | an uncontrolled fire in a wooded area |
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| Meaning | An uncontrolled fire in a wooded area. | |
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| Narrower | crown fire | A forest fire that advances with great speed jumping from crown to crown ahead of the ground fire |
| ground fire | A forest fire that burns the humus | |
| surface fire | A forest fire that burns only the surface litter and undergrowth | |
| Broader | fire | The event of something burning (often destructive) |
| Spanish | incendio forestal | |
| Catalan | incendi forestal | |
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