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Firebreak

An area cleared of all flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading across it.

📖 Definitions of "Firebreak"

noun

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An area cleared of all flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading across it.

🔄 Synonyms of "Firebreak"

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Word	Definition
fireguardnoun	A mesh screen around a fire to prevent sparks or falling embers.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Firebreak"

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Word	Definition
fireguardnoun	A mesh screen around a fire to prevent sparks or falling embers.
firebreakingnoun	The activity of creating firebreaks.
flashovernoun	The near simultaneous ignition of all combustible material in an enclosed area.
firebednoun	A layer of fuel that burns under a heat source
firefrontnoun	The leading edge of a wildfire.
spot firenoun	A small fire started by a burning fragment of a wildfire, that causes the wildfire to spread downwind
backburnnoun	A controlled burn, lit in the path of a wildfire, in order to deprive it of combustible material.
freeburnnoun	An unconstrained fire.
back firenoun	An explosion produced either by a running internal combustion engine that occurs in the air intake or exhaust system rather than inside the combustion chamber or unburned fuel or hydrocarbons ignited somewhere in the exhaust system.
hot spotnoun	(computing) (Internet, networking) A location in which Wi-Fi Internet access is available.
controlled burnnoun	A wildfire or brushfire set intentionally and carefully managed for purposes of fire suppression, agriculture, ecological management, etc.
fire scarnoun	The visible effects of fire on a landscape.
grassfirenoun	A fire burning over grass or grassland.
flashfirenoun	A sudden, intense fire caused by the ignition of flammable substances in the air.
fire hazardnoun	Any action, material, or condition that may increase the size or severity of a fire or that might cause a fire to start.
blacklinenoun	A document indicating the differences between two versions of another document.
wildfirenoun	A rapidly spreading fire, especially one occurring in a wildland area.
open fireverb	(idiomatic) To begin firing (weapons) at something or someone.
bushfirenoun	(Australia) An uncontrolled fire in a wooded or grassy area; a wildfire.
firenoun	(uncountable) A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.