back burn

A form of backburn — A controlled burn, lit in the path of a wildfire, in order to deprive it of combustible material.

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Meanings

nounback burn (plural back burns)

plural back burns

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of backburn.

    Firefighters try to control a back burn as the Carr Fire spreads toward the towns of Douglas City and Lewiston on July 31.

    2018 August 13, “Massive wildfires scorching California”, in CNN, archived from the original on 11 May 2026
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APA

back burn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20burn

MLA

“back burn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20burn. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “back burn,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20burn.

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