fire line

noun

Examples of fire line in a Sentence

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When embers float from home to home on a crowded street, there’s no way to create fire lines to interrupt the flames. Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025 Public Information Officer said in a recent update that the blaze's forward progress has been stopped but there is 0 percent containment, meaning secure fire lines around the perimeter have not yet been established. John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025 All morning, firefighting helicopters and airplanes dropped water and fire retardant on fire lines not far from the 405 Freeway in an attempt to prevent flames from engulfing more neighborhoods. Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025 The department says inmates work cutting fire lines and removing fuel from behind structures to help slow fires' spread. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for fire line 

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fire line was in 1901

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“Fire line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20line. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.

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fire line

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