Backburning is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Backburning meaning
present participle and gerund of backburn
Using Backburning
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of backburn
Context around Backburning
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Backburning
- In this selection, "backburning" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, fireground and ahead stand out and add context to how "backburning" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include approach to backburning and the fireground backburning and creating. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "backburning" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with backburning
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And others have argued for a more nuanced approach to backburning. (11 words)
On Thursday there were 99 firefighters on the fireground backburning and creating earth-breaks in an attempt to contain the fire before the wind change on Friday afternoon. (28 words)
The daring rescues and ferrying of supplies across the water from Ulladulla to isolated communities came as exhausted firefighters desperately spent the day clearing overgrown fire trails and backburning ahead of today’s horrific conditions. (35 words)
The daring rescues and ferrying of supplies across the water from Ulladulla to isolated communities came as exhausted firefighters desperately spent the day clearing overgrown fire trails and backburning ahead of today’s horrific conditions. (35 words)
On Thursday there were 99 firefighters on the fireground backburning and creating earth-breaks in an attempt to contain the fire before the wind change on Friday afternoon. (28 words)
And others have argued for a more nuanced approach to backburning. (11 words)
Example sentences (3)
And others have argued for a more nuanced approach to backburning.
On Thursday there were 99 firefighters on the fireground backburning and creating earth-breaks in an attempt to contain the fire before the wind change on Friday afternoon.
The daring rescues and ferrying of supplies across the water from Ulladulla to isolated communities came as exhausted firefighters desperately spent the day clearing overgrown fire trails and backburning ahead of today’s horrific conditions.