Meaning Of The Word Firebreak

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firebreak
countable noun: A firebreak is an area of open land in a wood or forest that has been created to stop a fire from spreading.

firebreak in American English
a strip of land cleared or plowed to stop the spread of fire, as in a forest or prairie
noun: a strip of plowed or cleared land made to check the spread of a prairie or forest fire

firebreak in British English
noun: a strip of open land in a forest or on a prairie, to arrest the advance of a fire

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