crown fire
noun
Simple meaning
A forest fire that advances with great speed jumping from crown to crown ahead of the ground fire.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
krownfyerSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈkɹaʊnˈfaɪɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A forest fire that advances with great speed jumping from crown to crown ahead of the ground fire
Fire that spreads through a forest at the crown or canopy level, without the need for a fire at ground level to ignite the trees.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A forest fire that advances with great speed jumping from crown to crown ahead of the ground fire
Used this way, crown fire is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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