"firebreak" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: firebreaks [plural]
Etymology: fire + break Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fire|break}} fire + break Head templates: {{en-noun}} firebreak (plural firebreaks)
  1. An area cleared of all flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading across it. Translations (area cleared of flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading): tallafoc [masculine] (Catalan), brandbælte [neuter] (Danish), palokuja (Finnish), palolinja (Finnish), palokatu (Finnish), devasa [feminine] (Galician), cortalumes [masculine] (Galician), Brandschneise [feminine] (German), 방화선 (banghwaseon) (alt: 防火線) (Korean), aceiro [masculine] (Portuguese), atalhada [feminine] (Portuguese), cortafuegos [masculine] (Spanish), cortafuego [masculine] (Spanish), strimyn atal tân [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-firebreak-en-noun-fosfMPiT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'area cleared of flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading': 95 5
  2. (figurative) Any separating barrier. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-firebreak-en-noun-9YXL2TWa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: firetrail [Australia], fire break

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