fire line

noun

Examples of fire line in a Sentence

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Prisoners will keep fighting fires, too, with convicts able to win early-release credits on the fire lines. Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024 More than 1,000 firefighters were battling the blaze within 24 hours, and on Monday more than 2,800 firefighters from across the region were on the fire lines. John Bacon, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2024 Mitigate Wildfire Consequences through Better Response and Recovery Wildfires can burn for weeks despite manpower, water, foam and fire lines. Louis Gritzo, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 An engine crew, meanwhile, rolls to the fire line with a fire engine to pump water or fire-suppressing foam onto a blaze. Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fire line 

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fire line was in 1901

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“Fire line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20line. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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fire line

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