Definition of "firebreak" [firebreak]

• A strip of cleared or plowed land used to stop the spread of a fire. Also called fireguard. (noun)

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• "A firebreak, which is regularly maintained, has been established around the reserve."
• "The third way was to just try to clearcut and soak a firebreak around the town."
• "They all agreed OP2 did create a "firebreak" and that action was suspended - and that Iraq's full compliance henceforth was what everything would turn on."