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Firebreak

noun
1.
A narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire.  Synonym: fireguard.






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"Firebreak" Quotes from Famous Books



... amianthus[obs3]; earth-flax, mountain-flax; asbestos; fireman, fire fighter, fire eater, fire department, fire brigade, engine company; pumper, fire truck, hook and ladder, aerial ladder, bucket; fire hose, fire hydrant. [forest fires] backfire, firebreak, trench; aerial water bombardment. wet blanket; fire extinguisher, soda and acid extinguisher, dry chemical extinguisher, CO-two extinguisher, carbon tetrachloride, foam; sprinklers, automatic sprinkler system; fire bucket, sand bucket. ...
— Roget's Thesaurus



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