fireline
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]fireline (plural firelines)
- A firebreak.
- A row of firefighters seeking to stop spread of a forest fire.
- The ranger said that working a fire is called being "on the fireline."
- The line where firefighters intend to stop a spreading fire.
Verb
[edit]fireline (third-person singular simple present firelines, present participle firelining, simple past and past participle firelined)
- To create a firebreak.