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Definition firebreak in British English

firebreak noun

[countable] noun
/ˈfaɪə(r)ˌbreɪk/
1

a narrow area of land from which all the trees and bushes have been removed in order to prevent fires from spreading from one part of the countryside to another

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Definition firebreak in British English