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

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche