fire line
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fire line
An Americanism dating back to 1900–05
Example Sentences
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‘One structure catches fire … and it throws embers downwind to the next structure, and the sequence is pretty much unstoppable. There’s just no good way to build fire line in an urban environment.’
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025
That wasn’t the case in the Mountain fire last month, which recorded hurricane-force winds over the fire, pushing embers more than two miles away from the main fire line.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2024
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
On a street above the fire line in Lahaina, one woman said she feared she would starve to death in the days after the fire.
From BBC • Aug. 15, 2023
The town at the edge of the fire line was overrun with escapees.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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