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crowning

Definition

crowning noun

The movement of fire through the crowns of trees or shrubs more or less independently of the surface fire^[1]. See also crown fire.

↑ Fire Terminology. USDA Forest Service. Retrieved 2019, October 23. https://www.fs.fed.us/nwacfire/home/terminology.html