(Australia, New Zealand) An uncontrolled fire in a wooded or grassy area; a wildfire.
1985, Australian House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates, House of Representatives, Weekly Hansard, Issues 4-6, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=MBYWAAAAIAAJ&q=%22bushfire%22|%22bushfires%22+-intitle:%22bushfire|bushfires%22+…
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