prefire
adjective
pre·fire ˌprē-ˈfī(-ə)r 
variants or pre-fire
: existing or occurring before a fire
prefire building conditions
pre-fire evacuation planning
prefire London [=London before the Great Fire of London in 1666]
The forest, with the exception of some very old and large trees, will regenerate quickly—although it could take as long as 300 years before the worst-burnt areas return to their prefire majesty.
M. Rogers and L. Wright
M. Rogers and L. Wright
Word History
First Known Use
1915, in the meaning defined above
- field mint
- field moisture
- field moisture capacity
- field mouse
- field mushroom
- field music
- field mustard
- field name
- field Negro
- field note
- field of battle
- field of consciousness
- field of fire
- field of force
- field of honor
- field of play
- field of view
- field of vision
- field officer
- field officers
- field order
- field pea
- field pennycress
- field peppergrass
- field pine