Brushfire

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A fire in low-growing, scrubby trees and brush.
  • n. A relatively minor crisis.
  • adj. Minor enough to involve only small-scale mobilization of counteracting resources: brushfire wars.
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  • n. A large fire in a scrubland or prairie, as opposed to a forest fire, which happens in forests.
    • Word Usage
    "The land around the Woodglen Community Homeowners Association has now been identified as a brushfire area and brush needs to be cut back as well, he said."
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