grassfire

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Etymology

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From grass +‎ fire.

Noun

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grassfire (plural grassfires)

  1. A fire burning over grass or grassland.
    • 2009 January 20, Anne Wright with AAP, “Grassfire under control after burning property in Frankston North”, in Herald Sun[1], archived from the original on 24 February 2009:
      FIREFIGHTERS have controlled a grassfire which threatened houses in a heavily populated area in Melbourne's south.

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