brushfire
pronunciation
How to pronounce brushfire in British English:
UK [b'rʌʃfaɪər]
How to pronounce brushfire in American English:
US [b'rʌʃfaɪər]
Word Origin
- brushfire (n.)
- 1850, from brush (n.2) + fire (n.).
Example
- 1. Since the early 1970s , however , the rapid proliferation of effective ground-to-air weapons has required that modern support aircraft for these " brushfire " conflicts be almost as sophisticated as those intended for , say , a nato-warsaw pact conflict on the central front .