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crown fire 
a forest fire that spreads by jumping from the top, or crown, of one tree to that of another.
- 1943 Crown fires sweep the lofty tree tops, leave behind stark desolation.
- 1958 The pitch in spruce heated by sun and wind or by ground fires from underneath, can explode like a bombshell and become a crown fire, travelling at a rate at least equal to the speed of the wind that fans it.
- 1943 Crown fires sweep the lofty tree tops, leave behind stark desolation.