Firebreak (Noun)
Meaning
A narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The firefighters managed to create a firebreak by clearing a strip of land, stopping the blaze from spreading to the nearby town.
- A firebreak was established around the edge of the forest to contain the rapidly spreading wildfire.
- Creating a firebreak by removing dry underbrush was the only way to save the trees on the other side.
- The dry creek bed acted as a natural firebreak, halting the advancement of the flames.
- Clearing a quarter-mile-wide firebreak near the ridge helped prevent the inferno from engulfing the nearby village.