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ALL meanings of backburn

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  • verb backburn to clear (an area of scrub, bush, etc) by creating a new fire that burns in the opposite direction to the line of advancing fire 3
  • noun backburn the act or result of backburning 3
  • noun backburn A controlled fire, lit in the path of a wildfire, in order to deprive it of combustible material. 1
  • verb backburn To light a fire for this reason. 0
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