"fireline" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: firelines [plural]
Etymology: From fire + line. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fire|line}} fire + line Head templates: {{en-noun}} fireline (plural firelines)
  1. A firebreak. Categories (topical): Firefighting
    Sense id: en-fireline-en-noun-PRl1xyxT Disambiguation of Firefighting: 40 13 13 33
  2. A row of firefighters seeking to stop spread of a forest fire. Categories (topical): Firefighting
    Sense id: en-fireline-en-noun-j60Z~9ZR Disambiguation of Firefighting: 40 13 13 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 46 45 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 44 44 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 45 46 7
  3. The line where firefighters intend to stop a spreading fire. Categories (topical): Firefighting
    Sense id: en-fireline-en-noun-GXakfHLE Disambiguation of Firefighting: 40 13 13 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 46 45 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 44 44 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 45 46 7

Verb

Forms: firelines [present, singular, third-person], firelining [participle, present], firelined [participle, past], firelined [past]
Etymology: From fire + line. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fire|line}} fire + line Head templates: {{en-verb}} fireline (third-person singular simple present firelines, present participle firelining, simple past and past participle firelined)
  1. To create a firebreak. Categories (topical): Firefighting
    Sense id: en-fireline-en-verb-8p2q~8wB Disambiguation of Firefighting: 40 13 13 33

Inflected forms

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