firebreak
noun
fire·break
ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌbrāk 
: a barrier of cleared or plowed land intended to check a forest or grass fire
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The result is that the firebreak between conventional and nuclear war is slowly disappearing—with worrying implications for deterrence.
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Andrew F. Krepinevich, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2018
In the days after the fire, some Angelenos and experts also advocated for dramatically remaking the Palisades—to be denser, for instance, with firebreaks around the community—but those notions may already be more or less moot.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2025
Firefighters continue preparing firebreaks and protecting homes and businesses in anticipation of higher temperatures, stronger winds and low humidity, the Forest Service said.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
An advancing inferno may call for hasty felling of trees to create firebreaks.
—Albert C. Lin, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2025
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Andrew F. Krepinevich, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2018
In the days after the fire, some Angelenos and experts also advocated for dramatically remaking the Palisades—to be denser, for instance, with firebreaks around the community—but those notions may already be more or less moot.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2025
Firefighters continue preparing firebreaks and protecting homes and businesses in anticipation of higher temperatures, stronger winds and low humidity, the Forest Service said.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
An advancing inferno may call for hasty felling of trees to create firebreaks.
—Albert C. Lin, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2025
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firebreak
noun
fire·break
-ˌbrāk
: a barrier of cleared or plowed land intended to stop the spread of a forest or grass fire
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