fire line

noun

Examples of fire line in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Dozens of bulldozers have dug out fire lines, while aircrafts dumped thousands of gallons of water and flame retardant on the active blazes. USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024 An infrared satellite image shows a fire line and burn scars west of Miami, Texas, Feb. 28, 2024. Alex Sundby, CBS News, 29 Feb. 2024 Crews used seven fire lines and three master streams to contain the blaze, officials said. Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024 Fire crews have contained 5% of the Head fire as of Wednesday morning and are building fire lines to the west and south from Collins Baldy Lookout, according to Cal Fire. Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023 Edgar spent three days and two nights on the fire line, long enough for the containment effort to succeed. Alexander Sammon, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023 Some firefighters were stranded on the fire line, and dozens of vehicles needed to be towed from the field and serviced. Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2023 Crews have also been taking advantage of a rise in the relative humidity overnight to 80% to 90%, using the wet conditions to construct fire lines along the edge of the blazes while fire activity was minimal. Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023 Turner said tankers were dropping more retardant Friday and helicopters from the Texas Military Department were dropping buckets of water along the fire line. Zaeem Shaikh, Dallas News, 30 June 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fire line was in 1901

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“Fire line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20line. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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fire line

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