firebreak

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfaɪərbreɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fīər′brāk′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
fire•break  (fīər′brāk′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a strip of plowed or cleared land made to check the spread of a prairie or forest fire.
  • fire + break 1890–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
firebreak / ˈfaɪəˌbreɪk/
  1. Also: fireguard, 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
'firebreak' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
fire line - fireguard

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