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Noun Concept
Categories: Land management, Forestry and the environment, All articles with vague or ambiguous time, Wildfire prevention, Wildfire ecology
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firebreak  fireguard  fire break  Fire breaks  fire line
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A narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire WordNet 3.0
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A narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A firebreak or double track is a gap in vegetation or other combustible material that acts as a barrier to slow or stop the progress of a bushfire or wildfire. Wikipedia
An area cleared of all flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading across it. Wiktionary
Area cleared of flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading. Wiktionary (translation)
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The firefighters used a bulldozer to clear a firebreak in the forest to try to contain the forest fire. Wiktionary
IS A
field
geographical feature
HAS KIND
Hiyokechi
USE
fire protection
wildfire suppression
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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firebreak, fireguard
Wikipedia
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firebreak
Wikidata
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firebreak
Wiktionary
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firebreak
Wikipedia Redirections
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fire break, Fire breaks, fire line, fire road, firebreaks, fireline, fireroad, fuel break, fuel breaks
Wikidata Alias
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fire line, fireroad, fuel break, ride

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