backburn

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounbackburn (plural backburns)

plural backburns

  1. A controlled burn, lit in the path of a wildfire, in order to deprive it of combustible material.
verbbackburn (third-person singular simple present backburns, present participle backburning, simple past and past participle backburned or backburnt)

present singular third person backburns · participle present backburning · participle past backburned · past backburned · participle past backburnt · past backburnt

  1. To light a fire for this reason.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
controlled burn

Origin

From back + burn.

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Translations

Danish modbrand
  • modbrandprescribed burn
Norwegian Bokmål motbrann
  • motbrannprescribed burn
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“backburn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backburn. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backburn,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backburn.

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