burnover

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noun

The situation in which a fire overtakes the firefighters who are attempting to deal with it.

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Meanings

nounburnover (countable and uncountable, plural burnovers)

plural burnovers

  1. countableuncountableThe situation in which a fire overtakes the firefighters who are attempting to deal with it.

Origin

From burn + over.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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