firebreak

English

noun

Definitions

An area cleared of all flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading across it.

Etymology

Compound from English fire (shoot) + English break (break, game won against the server).

Origin

English

break

Gloss

break, game won against the server

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

💔

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Fireland English
afire English
antifire English
autofire English
back fire English
balefire English
beambreak English
bebreak English
bio-break English
bonfire English
brake pedal English
break English
break loose English
break off English
break-bones English
break-promise English
break-vow English
breakability English
breakable English
breakage English
breakaway English
breakbeat English
breakbone English
breakcore English
breakdance English
breakdancing English
breaker English
breaker bar English
breakest English
breaketh English
breakface English
breakfast English
breakfront English
breakle English
breakless English
breakly English
breakneck English
breakoff English
breakopen English
breakpoint English
breakproof English
breakstone English
breakthrough English
breakthru English
breaktime English
breakup English
breakwater English
breakwind English
breaky English
brickle English
brokeback English
brushfire English
bumpfire English
bushfire English
campfire English
cease-fire English
centerfire English
co-fire English
cookfire English
counterfire English
crossbreak English
crossfire English
drumfire English
enfire English
fiery English
firable English
fire English
fire alarm English
fire hose English
fire hydrant English
fire triangle English
fire truck English
fire whirl English
fire-breathing English
fireable English
firearm English
fireback English
fireball English
firebar English
firebase English
firebath English
firebathe English
firebell English
firebelly English
firebird English
fireblast English
fireboard English
fireboat English
firebolt English
firebomb English
firebomber English
firebote English
firebox English
firebrand English
firebrass English
firebrat English
firebreather English
firebrick English
firebug English
firecall English
firecock English
firecracker English
firecrest English
firecrown English
fired English
firedamp English
firedog English
firedoor English
firedragon English
firedrake English
firee English
fireeater English
firefight English
firefighter English
firefighting English
firefinch English
firefish English
firefloat English
firefly English
fireform English
firefront English
firegrate English
fireground English
fireguard English
firehall English
firehole English
firehook English
firehot English
firehouse English
firekeeper English
fireland English
fireless English
firelet English
firelight English
firelighter English
firelighting English
firelike English
fireline English
firelit English
firelock English
firelog English
fireman English
firemaster English
fireness English
firepan English
fireperson English
firepink English
firepit English
fireplace English
fireplay English
fireplug English
firepole English
firepot English
firepower English
fireproof English
firer English
fireraiser English
fireraising English
fireroom English
firesand English
firescorched English
firescreen English
fireset English
firesetter English
firesetting English
fireshine English
fireship English
fireside English
firesome English
firest English
firesteel English
firestick English
firestink English
firestone English
firestop English
firestorm English
firestriker English
firesuit English
firetail English
fireteam English
firetender English
firetending English
fireth English
firethorn English
firetrap English
firetruck English
firetube English
firewagon English
firewalk English
firewall English
fireward English
firewarden English
firewatcher English
firewater English
fireweed English
firewheel English
firewire English
firewise English
firewoman English
firewood English
fireworker English
fireworks English
fireworm English
fireworthy English
firie English
firy English
flashfire English
forbreak English
foxfire English
frontfire English
grassfire English
groundfire English
gunfire English
heartbreak English
hellfire English
holy fire English
housebreak English
housefire English
inbreak English
jailbreak English
kindle-coal English
kindle-fire English
lunchbreak English
megafire English
microbreak English
midterm break English
mini-break English
minibreak English
misfire English
nanobreak English
newsbreak English
nightbreak English
nightfire English
nonfire English
outbreak English
outfire English
overbreak English
overfire English
palaeofire English
paleofire English
pinfire English
postfire English
pre-fire English
prebreak English
prefire English
rebreak English
refire English
retrofire English
rimfire English
scarefire English
scathefire English
set fire English
shelfbreak English
shellfire English
shitfire English
slamfire English
spellfire English
spitfire English
stonebreak English
strikebreak English
strikefire English
sunbreak English
sure-fire English
test-fire English
testfire English
tiebreak English
tobreak English
un-break English
unbreak English
unbreakable English
underbreak English
underfire English
unfire English
upbreak English
veldfire English
watchfire English
waterbreak English
wildfire English
windbreak English
woodfire English
word break English
breikata Finnish
Feuer German
break Italian
break French
*bʰreg- Proto-Indo-European
ファイヤー Japanese
ブレイク Japanese
breken Middle English
fier Middle English
fairo Ido
bruk Tok Pisin
brukim Tok Pisin
paia Tok Pisin
faya Sranan Tongo
بريك Gulf Arabic
bruck Jamaican Creole
piah Chinook Jargon
faya Aukan