firebreak
firebreak · firebreaks
Brandschneise
An area cleared of all flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading across itAn area cleared of all flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading across it.
Meaning
2 sensesAn area cleared of all flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading across it.
The firefighters used a bulldozer to clear a firebreak in the forest to try to contain the forest fire.
Brandschneise
(figuratively)Any separating barrier.
More definitions
- a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
area cleared of flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading:
Origin
From fire + break. Compare windbreak and breakwater.From fire + break. Compare windbreak and breakwater.
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Forms
plural: firebreaksSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedfireproof