brushfire

suomi-englanti sanakirja

brushfire englanniksi

  1. A large fire in a scrubland or prairie, as opposed to a fire, which happens in forests.

  2. A war that does not directly involve the world's superpowers.

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  4. {{quote-text|en|year=1959|author=United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations|title=Financial statements of field commanders|page=251

  5. {{quote-text|en|year=1963|author=Philip Van Slyck|title=Peace: the Control of National Power|page=14