fire finder

noun

A type of alidade used by lookouts to determine the direction of a wildfire.

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Meanings

nounfire finder (plural fire finders)

plural fire finders · alternative firefinder

  1. A type of alidade used by lookouts to determine the direction of a wildfire.
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APA

fire finder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20finder

MLA

“fire finder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20finder. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fire finder,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20finder.

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