fire line
fire line
F f Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [fahyuh r lahyn]
- /faɪər laɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [fahyuh r lahyn]
- /faɪər laɪn/
Definitions of fire line words
- noun fire line firebreak. 1
- noun fire line a strip of open land in forest or prairie, to arrest the advance of a fire 0
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Origin of fire line
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1900-05
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Fire line
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fire line popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
fire line usage trend in Literature
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