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back-burn
back-burn n.
Brit. 
/ˈbakbəːn/
, /ˈbakbəːn/U.S. /ˈbækˌbərn/
[burn n.3 1b] (see quot. 1944)./ˈbækˌbərn/ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > a fire > [noun] > a kind of fire > fire lit to control bush or forest fire
backfire1839
counter-fire1905
back-burn1944
1944 Soc. Amer. Foresters: Forestry Terminol. 10/1 Back-burn, denotes a controlled fire burning against the wind.
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- spissative
- spissed
- spissid
- spissitude
- spissitudes
- spissity
- spissly
- spissness
- spissy
- spit
- spit against the wind
- spit and image
- spit and polish
- spit and sawdust
- spit bars
- spit blood
- spit chips
- spit cotton
- spit feathers
- spit image
- spit in or on one's hands
- spit into the wind
- spit it out
- spit kitten
- spit roast