Wondering how to use Firebreak in a sentence? Below are 2 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as fireguard or field.
Firebreak meaning
- An area cleared of all flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading across it.
- Any separating barrier.
Using Firebreak
- The main meaning on this page is: An area cleared of all flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading across it. | Any separating barrier.
- Useful related words include: fireguard, field.
Context around Firebreak
- Average sentence length in these examples: 37.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Firebreak
- In this selection, "firebreak" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 37.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, day and lockdown stand out and add context to how "firebreak" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 17 day firebreak lockdown in and bulldozed a firebreak on city. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "firebreak" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with firebreak
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A protest was held outside Caerphilly Castle today (Friday, October 23), with Wales preparing to enter a 17-day ‘firebreak’ lockdown in an attempt to control the spread of the virus. (31 words)
John Valderama has long worried about about wildfire threatening a small Ewa Villages community, and a few weeks ago a contractor working for the state bulldozed a firebreak on city land next to a narrow street and his mother’s home in Varona Village. (44 words)
John Valderama has long worried about about wildfire threatening a small Ewa Villages community, and a few weeks ago a contractor working for the state bulldozed a firebreak on city land next to a narrow street and his mother’s home in Varona Village. (44 words)
A protest was held outside Caerphilly Castle today (Friday, October 23), with Wales preparing to enter a 17-day ‘firebreak’ lockdown in an attempt to control the spread of the virus. (31 words)
Example sentences (2)
John Valderama has long worried about about wildfire threatening a small Ewa Villages community, and a few weeks ago a contractor working for the state bulldozed a firebreak on city land next to a narrow street and his mother’s home in Varona Village.
A protest was held outside Caerphilly Castle today (Friday, October 23), with Wales preparing to enter a 17-day ‘firebreak’ lockdown in an attempt to control the spread of the virus.