"fireline" meaning in English

See fireline in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

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.
    Sense id: en-fireline-en-noun-PRl1xyxT
  2. A row of firefighters seeking to stop spread of a forest fire.
    Sense id: en-fireline-en-noun-j60Z~9ZR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 39 39 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 37 38 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 35 36 27
  3. The line where firefighters intend to stop a spreading fire.
    Sense id: en-fireline-en-noun-GXakfHLE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 39 39 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 37 38 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 35 36 27

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.
    Sense id: en-fireline-en-verb-8p2q~8wB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 39 39 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 37 38 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 35 36 27

Inflected forms

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