backburning

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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

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of backburn
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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