FIREBREAK

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire

Synonyms:

firebreak; fireguard

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("firebreak" is a kind of...):

field (a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed)

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