Definition of firebreak
: a barrier of cleared or plowed land intended to check a forest or grass fire
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The majority of Napa’s wineries and vineyards (which served as firebreaks) were spared.
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On Tuesday, firefighters from multiple agencies cut down trees with chainsaws, sprayed water and used shovels to create a firebreak to keep the fire from reaching multimillion-dollar homes.
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Neighborhoods can be buffered by seawalls for storm surges, levees for floods, firebreaks for wildfires.
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Not that long ago Republicans thought that the March 14 special election in the 18th congressional district of Pennsylvania, a Trump stronghold, would offer a firebreak against the streak of adverse special election results.
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The areas between rocket segments also include structural barriers that serve as firebreaks, slowing the burn by channeling the flames into the center.
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The greatest risk was that winds would blow embers across the firebreaks and ignite new blazes.
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But my wonderful neighbor, Don Fowler, a volunteer firefighter, got on a tractor and worked 11 hours with Cal Fire creating a firebreak to save the studio and prevent the fire from spreading further.
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Adam Mariani, with help from a changing cast of relatives, friends, neighbors and passing crews of firefighters, used shovels and tractors to gouge firebreaks in the dirt.
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First Known Use of firebreak
1827
FIREBREAK Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of firebreak for English Language Learners
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: an area of land that has had plants and trees removed to stop the spread of a fire
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