firebreak.

A strip or gap with little material that can burn, intended to slow or stop a spreading fire.

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Words that belong together

• clear a firebreak
• forest firebreak

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The crew widened the firebreak before the wind changed.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting / environment. Forms: Singular firebreak; plural firebreaks. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: setting, description. Commonness: moderately common.