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firebreak

[ fahyuhr-breyk ]

noun

  1. a strip of plowed or cleared land made to check the spread of a prairie or forest fire.

firebreak

/ ˈfaɪəˌbreɪk /

noun

  1. Alsofireguardfire line a strip of open land in a forest or on a prairie, to arrest the advance of a fire
  2. a measure taken to arrest the advance of anything dangerous or harmful

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Word History and Origins

Origin of firebreak1

First recorded in 1890–95; fire + break

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Example Sentences

If there were poles, it might be the clearing for a telegraph line to a signal station; if it was broader, a firebreak.

She crossed the firebreak and rode up over the ridge calling her cheery "Hoo-hoo-hoo!"

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