"escape fire" meaning in English

See escape fire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: en-au-escape fire.ogg Forms: escape fires [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} escape fire (plural escape fires)
  1. A fuel-free safe spot, consisting of burning grass as a method of defense against a forest fire.
    Sense id: en-escape_fire-en-noun-OvtE-qyn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Firefighting Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 26 Disambiguation of Firefighting: 65 35
  2. (idiomatic) An unconventional or counterintuitive solution to a difficult problem. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-escape_fire-en-noun-8RamvfcU

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