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backburn

back·burn [ bák bùrn ] (past back·burned or back·burnt [ bák burnt ], past participle back·burned or back·burnt [ bák bùrnt ], present participle back·burn·ing, 3rd person present singular back·burns)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
Australia create firebreak in path of brushfire: to prevent a brushfire from spreading by lighting another fire in its path

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