fire line

noun

Examples of fire line in a Sentence

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Smoke billowed from the plains as a farmer raced to dig a fire line near Hooker, Oklahoma, a video from Jaden Pappenheim at SevereStudios showed. Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026 The Fire Sparrow is still in development, but Sherwin said the current iteration can carry 10 gallons of water, which can be trickled along a fire line or dumped in a single spot to put out an emerging fire. Zach Boetto, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026 From the fire lines to stories of hope and resilience, our coverage sought to inform and unite a region reeling from crisis. ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025 On the fire line, the La Grande crew waited for conditions to be right to burn away vegetation. Hannah Dreier, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fire line

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fire line was in 1901

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“Fire line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20line. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.

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