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Definition of
firebreak noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
firebreak
noun
noun
NAmE
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ˈfaɪərˌbreɪk
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a thing that stops a fire from spreading, for example a special door or a strip of land in a forest that has been cleared of trees
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firebreak
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