"fire finder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fire finders [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fire finder (plural fire finders)
  1. A type of alidade used by lookouts to determine the direction of a wildfire. Synonyms: firefinder
    Sense id: en-fire_finder-en-noun-VWtB4gMw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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