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

Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.
Oliver Wendell Holmes