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| brush·fire [ brúsh fr ] |
noun (plural brush·fires) |
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1. fire in dry brush: a fire in dry brush and scrub that usually spreads quickly
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2. small crisis: a minor crisis, often one of many
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3. small war: a localized but often intensely fought war
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adjective |
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involving local military: involving only small-scale and local military mobilization
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