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brush fire

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meanings of brushand fire


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brush
noun
uk /brʌʃ/ us /brʌʃ/
an object with short pieces of stiff hair, plastic, or wire attached to a base or handle, used for cleaning, arranging your hair, ...
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fire
noun
uk /faɪər/ us /faɪr/
(material that is in) the state of burning that produces flames that send out heat and light, and might ...
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Examples of brush fire


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In certain instances there may be local brushfire situations.
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We plan to have a "fire brigade" to deal with the brushfire type of war.
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The brushfire concept of strategy is less in evidence than it used to be.
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Along the way, they survive a dangerous brushfire.
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The escaping gas ignited, starting a small brushfire.
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Brushfire burned 1124 acres of pine lands.
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This readiness and capability to aid our friends and allies is usually referred to as "brushfire policy".
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We may also find that what started out as a small brushfire war might turn into something very different.
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That is the lesson of the "brushfire" incidents which we have had, each of which has been a combined operation in practice.
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What is called the "brushfire" rôle is important—the rôle of trying to stop small or incipient wars before they develop.
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These forecasts are used by federal and local agencies that deal with brushfire control.
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Flames reached 100 feet high, and caused a 10 acre brushfire.
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The latter crashed in flames, starting a brushfire where it fell.
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Most brachychiton species do not survive a strong grass or brushfire.
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Some microscopic charcoal was found, but it could have resulted from a natural brushfire.
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After a 1988 brushfire it was exposed, and students repainted it.
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Today that area houses the brushfire truck, offices, and a day room/class room.
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The lead element soon became separated from the main body of the squad by a brushfire.
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Seventeen years later in 1949 another brushfire caused the complete destruction of one building and damage to two others.
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Any sort of sudden brushfire operation may crop up and must be tackled immediately if we are to put it out before it develops into something very much bigger.
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When an approaching brushfire separated them, he went back to her burrow in the morning only to find her dead from a predator attack.
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The first was in 1932 when embers from a nearby brushfire were blown towards the backlot causing four movie sets to be destroyed and over $100,000 damage.
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