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cortafuegos.

firebreak, fire line, firetrail (Australia) (An area cleared of all flammable material in the woods to prevent a fire from spreading across it)

11 characters4 syllables approx.Español language

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noun/koɾtaˈfweɡos/[koɾ.t̪aˈfwe.ɣ̞os]
  1. firebreak, fire line, firetrail (Australia) (An area cleared of all flammable material in the woods to prevent a fire from spreading across it)

    masculine
  2. firewall (a fireproof barrier used to prevent the spread of fire between or through buildings, structures, electrical substation transformers, or within an aircraft or vehicle)

    masculine
  3. firewall

    also · figuratively · masculine
  4. plural of cortafuego

    form-of · masculine · plural
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Verb-object compound, composed of corta (“to cut”) + fuegos (“fires”).

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