firebreak

firebreak
/fuyeur"brayk'/, n.
a strip of plowed or cleared land made to check the spread of a prairie or forest fire.
[1890-95; FIRE + BREAK]

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  • firebreak — noun Date: 1841 a barrier of cleared or plowed land intended to check a forest or grass fire …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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