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单词 firebreak
释义

firebreak

[ fahyuhr-breyk ]
/ ˈfaɪərˌbreɪk /

noun

a strip of plowed or cleared land made to check the spread of a prairie or forest fire.

Origin of firebreak

First recorded in 1890–95; fire + break

Words nearby firebreak

firebomb, fire boss, firebox, firebrand, firebrat, firebreak, firebrick, fire brigade, firebug, firebush, fire cherry
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Example sentences from the Web for firebreak

  • She crossed the firebreak and rode up over the ridge calling her cheery "Hoo-hoo-hoo!"

    Land of the Burnt Thigh|Edith Eudora Kohl

  • If there were poles, it might be the clearing for a telegraph line to a signal station; if it was broader, a firebreak.

    In the Track of the Trades|Lewis R. Freeman

British Dictionary definitions for firebreak

firebreak
/ (ˈfaɪəˌbreɪk) /

noun

Also: fireguard, fire line a strip of open land in a forest or on a prairie, to arrest the advance of a fire
a measure taken to arrest the advance of anything dangerous or harmful
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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