firebreak

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From fire + break. Compare windbreak and breakwater.

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Catalan: tallafoc — area cleared of flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading
• Danish: brandbælte — area cleared of flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading
• Finnish: palokuja — area cleared of flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading
• Finnish: palolinja — area cleared of flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading
• Finnish: palokatu — area cleared of flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading
• Galician: devasa — area cleared of flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading
• Galician: cortalumes — area cleared of flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading
• German: Brandschneise — area cleared of flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading
• Korean: 방화선 (banghwaseon) — area cleared of flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading
• Portuguese: aceiro — area cleared of flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading
• Portuguese: atalhada — area cleared of flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading
• Spanish: cortafuegos — area cleared of flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading
• Spanish: cortafuego — area cleared of flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading
• Welsh: strimyn atal tân — area cleared of flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading