Brushfire Definition

brushfires
noun
A fire in low-growing, scrubby trees and brush.
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A relatively minor crisis.
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Synonyms:
adjective
Minor enough to involve only small-scale mobilization of counteracting resources.
Brushfire wars.
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Other Word Forms of Brushfire

Noun

Singular:
brushfire
Plural:
brushfires

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