fire·break

(fīr′brāk′)

A strip of land that has been cleared, plowed, or planted with fire-resistant vegetation to prevent a fire from spreading. Also called fireguard.

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firebreak

(ˈfaɪəˌbreɪk)

1. (Forestry) Also: fireguard or fire line a strip of open land in a forest or on a prairie, to arrest the advance of a fire

2. a measure taken to arrest the advance of anything dangerous or harmful

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

fire•break

(ˈfaɪ^ərˌbreɪk)

n.

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

[1890–95]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

firebreak - a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire

fireguard

field - a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed; "he planted a field of wheat"

Translations

firebreak

[ˈfaɪəbreɪk] N → cortafuego m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

firebreak

fire break [ˈfaɪə^rbreɪk] n → coupe-feu mfire brigade n (British) (= organization) → régiment m de sapeurs-pompiers
the fire brigade (= firemen) → les pompiers mpl
to call the fire brigade → appeler les pompiersfire chief n (US) → capitaine m des pompiers

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

firebreak

[ˈfaɪəˌbreɪk] n → tagliafuoco

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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