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firebreak a strip of open land in forest or prairie, to arrest the advance of a fire firebreak [′fīr‚brāk] (forestry) A cleared area of land intended to check the spread of forest or prairie fire. (mining engineering) A strip across an area in which either no combustible material is employed or in which, if timber supports are used, sand is filled and packed tightly around them. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In addition, crews are constructing a fireline, part of which was used during the B&B Complex Fire, near Marion Lake. On a good hill, and a skillful roll, I could leave a fireline from Hendry's store all the way to the underpass. Both systems are designed as a high intensity UV light "bar" with configurable emitting lengths, but the RX Fireline line is larger and has a higher capacity. |
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