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fire break

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002506

A natural or constructed barrier used to stop or check fires that may occur, or to provide a control line from which to work.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-002506
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectForestry, Wildland Management
Synonymsfirebreak; fuel break; fuel-break; fuelbreak
ReferencesWildland Fire Terminology, Forest Service; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsofire science and management
TranslationsSpanish: cortafuego
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002506",
  "term": "fire break",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A natural or constructed barrier used to stop or check fires that may occur, or to provide a control line from which to work.",
  "synonyms": [
    "firebreak",
    "fuel break",
    "fuel-break",
    "fuelbreak"
  ],
  "subject": "Forestry, Wildland Management",
  "see_also": [
    "fire science and management"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Wildland Fire Terminology, Forest Service",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "cortafuego"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/fire-break/"
}

Record 2,506 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.