Associations to the word «Firebreak»

Wiktionary

FIREBREAK, noun. An area cleared of all flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading across it.

Dictionary definition

FIREBREAK, noun. A narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley