firebreak.
An area cleared of all flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading across it.
Meaning & usage
An area cleared of all flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading across it.
The firefighters used a bulldozer to clear a firebreak in the forest to try to contain the forest fire.
Any separating barrier.
Where this word comes from
From fire + break. Compare windbreak and breakwater.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.