fireline

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noun

A firebreak.

“The ranger said that working a fire is called being "on the fireline."”

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Meanings

nounfireline (plural firelines)

plural firelines

  1. A firebreak.
  2. A row of firefighters seeking to stop spread of a forest fire.

    The ranger said that working a fire is called being "on the fireline."

  3. The line where firefighters intend to stop a spreading fire.
verbfireline (third-person singular simple present firelines, present participle firelining, simple past and past participle firelined)

present singular third person firelines · participle present firelining · participle past firelined · past firelined

  1. To create a firebreak.

Origin

From fire + line.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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