firebreak

fire·break  (frbrk)

n.

A strip of cleared or plowed land used to stop the spread of a fire. Also called fireguard.

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firebreak [ˈfaɪəˌbreɪk]

n

1. Also fireguard fire line (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) a strip of open land in forest or prairie, to arrest the advance of a fire

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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

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

firebreak [ˈfaɪəˌbreɪk] n → tagliafuoco

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firebreak [ˈfaɪəˌbreɪk] n → tagliafuoco