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PRAIRIE FIRE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does prairie fire mean?
• PRAIRIE FIRE (noun)
The noun PRAIRIE FIRE has 1 sense:
1. an uncontrolled fire in a grassy area
Familiarity information: PRAIRIE FIRE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An uncontrolled fire in a grassy area
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
grassfire; prairie fire
Hypernyms ("prairie fire" is a kind of...):
fire (the event of something burning (often destructive))
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