backburn

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Synonyms: blackburn, backbar, cockburn, bucksburn, backbulb

Antonyms: blackburn, backbar, cockburn, bucksburn, backbulb

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Noun

1. A [[controlled burn]], lit in the path of a [[wildfire]], in order to [[deprive]] it of [[combustible]] material.

Verb

1. To light a fire for this reason.

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