firebreakn.

Brit.

/ˈfʌɪəbreɪk/, U.S.

/ˈfaɪ(ə)rˌbreɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fire n., break n.¹

Etymology: < fire n. + break n.¹

1. Originally Newfoundland. A section of cleared land, or a naturally occurring barrier such as open ground, a stretch of water, etc., that helps prevent the spread of fire.

ΚΠ

1820 Act 1 George IV c. 51 §2 in Coll. Public Gen. Statutes 398 And be it further enacted, That there shall be Four Cross Streets or open Spaces to serve as Fire-breaks.

1841 Newfoundland House of Assembly Jrnl. App. 178 The lane opposite Messrs. Codner & Jennings's firebreak.

1865 Times 31 Aug. 9/1 Provision had been made for sufficient spaces to be left to act as fire breaks.

1930 R. V. Billis & A. S. Kenyon Pastures New viii. 120 Large areas of grass were often saved by burning fire-breaks..round extensive sections of good grass land.

1975 N.Y. Times 10 Aug. 32 Bulldozers scraped a fire-break the width of six bulldozer blades in front of the onrushing flames, hoping to prevent them reaching the town of Anza.

2006 Amer. Cowboy Nov. 63/2 (caption) Highways were no firebreak in the high winds that pushed the flames.

2. A measure intended to stop the spread of something dangerous or harmful; (now) spec. a short period in which travel, business, and human contact are restricted in order to prevent the spread of an infectious disease.

ΚΠ

1959 Economist 31 Jan. 391/1 Independence behind a firebreak of Belgian..paternalism.

2001 Financial Times 3 Apr. 3 Nick Brown, the agriculture minister, was left in no doubt about farmers' hostility to a policy of inoculating cattle to create a ‘firebreak’ around diseased areas.

2005 C. Mann 1491 i. iv. 102 They frantically tried to create an epidemiological ‘firebreak’ by vaccinating ahead of the disease.

2020 South Wales Echo (Nexis) 28 Oct. 6 We know it's difficult especially for businesses and the Welsh Government decision to introduce a firebreak has not been taken lightly.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	firebreak
释义	firebreakn. Brit. /ˈfʌɪəbreɪk/, U.S. /ˈfaɪ(ə)rˌbreɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fire n., break n.¹ Etymology: < fire n. + break n.¹ 1. Originally Newfoundland. A section of cleared land, or a naturally occurring barrier such as open ground, a stretch of water, etc., that helps prevent the spread of fire. ΚΠ 1820 Act 1 George IV c. 51 §2 in Coll. Public Gen. Statutes 398 And be it further enacted, That there shall be Four Cross Streets or open Spaces to serve as Fire-breaks. 1841 Newfoundland House of Assembly Jrnl. App. 178 The lane opposite Messrs. Codner & Jennings's firebreak. 1865 Times 31 Aug. 9/1 Provision had been made for sufficient spaces to be left to act as fire breaks. 1930 R. V. Billis & A. S. Kenyon Pastures New viii. 120 Large areas of grass were often saved by burning fire-breaks..round extensive sections of good grass land. 1975 N.Y. Times 10 Aug. 32 Bulldozers scraped a fire-break the width of six bulldozer blades in front of the onrushing flames, hoping to prevent them reaching the town of Anza. 2006 Amer. Cowboy Nov. 63/2 (caption) Highways were no firebreak in the high winds that pushed the flames. 2. A measure intended to stop the spread of something dangerous or harmful; (now) spec. a short period in which travel, business, and human contact are restricted in order to prevent the spread of an infectious disease. ΚΠ 1959 Economist 31 Jan. 391/1 Independence behind a firebreak of Belgian..paternalism. 2001 Financial Times 3 Apr. 3 Nick Brown, the agriculture minister, was left in no doubt about farmers' hostility to a policy of inoculating cattle to create a ‘firebreak’ around diseased areas. 2005 C. Mann 1491 i. iv. 102 They frantically tried to create an epidemiological ‘firebreak’ by vaccinating ahead of the disease. 2020 South Wales Echo (Nexis) 28 Oct. 6 We know it's difficult especially for businesses and the Welsh Government decision to introduce a firebreak has not been taken lightly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.1820
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