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Added 10 October 2026

firebreak

noun

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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.

Origin

From fire + break. Compare windbreak and breakwater.

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