fire line
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fire line
An Americanism dating back to 1900–05
Example Sentences
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Up the hill, some firefighters stood watch as others walked hundreds of yards above with chainsaws and garden tools, cutting a fire line near the peak of Runyon Canyon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025
The image below shows a helicopter flying along the fire line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2024
The image above shows the fire line near Piuma Road in Malibu, with red flame retardant visible on the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2024
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
Our alligators tried to make a quick crawl up the steep slope of the terrace so they could set up a fire line.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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