Firebreak

Quick meaning: Firebreak is a noun meaning An area cleared of all flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading across it.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (figurative) Any separating barrier.

Example Sentences

The firefighters used a bulldozer to clear a firebreak in the forest to try to contain the forest fire.

A mere 150 round-leaf pomaderris were thought left in the world in 2021 and now a planned firebreak in Victoria could destroy dozens of the plants.

When a fire does break out, it tends to burn longer and further because the natural firebreaks that might have existed from previous, smaller fires are not there.

More than 100 provincial and municipal firefighters were brought in, with helicopters and aircraft used to drop water and fire retardant, while bulldozers were digging firebreaks.

Word Forms

• firebreaks
• fire break

Synonyms for firebreak

Depending on context, synonyms include firetrail, fireguard.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include fireguard, firebreaking, flashover, firebed, firefront, backburn.

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