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
Four were taken to local hospitals, three of them airlifted from the fire line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2024
Once operations were back up and running, the team turned its attention to getting stranded firefighters off the fire line, Morse said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2023
If I could get back behind the fire line, I could avoid meeting up with the Careers.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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