fire line
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fire line
An Americanism dating back to 1900–05
Example Sentences
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Firefighters were seeking to contain the fire using preexisting features such as roads, ridges and trails rather than carving a fire line through the island’s sensitive ecosystems, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
Most of his labor was a little farther from the fire line, he stressed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025
The evacuation order was issued for neighborhoods that are north and northeast from the Mosquito Airport to the fire line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2024
Some firefighters were stranded on the fire line, and dozens of vehicles needed to be towed from the field and serviced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2023
He was starting to think Piper was right about the storm or fire line in the prophecy—one of them, Jason or Leo, would not come back from this voyage alive.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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