burnoff

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noun

The act or process of burning off.

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Meanings

nounburnoff (countable and uncountable, plural burnoffs)

plural burnoffs

  1. countableuncountableThe act or process of burning off.
  2. countableuncountableA controlled burn of vegetation, either to clear land, or to remove fuel and mitigate future uncontrolled fires.

    The burnoff was started by DSE staff yesterday at Harrison’s track, near the Anglesea Flora Reserve.

    2009 March 28, Mitchell Toy, “DSE burnoff goes out of control near Anglesea”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2009
  3. countableuncountableThat which is burned off.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
controlled burn

Origin

Deverbal from burn off.

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APA

burnoff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burnoff

MLA

“burnoff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burnoff. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “burnoff,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burnoff.

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