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back burn

back burn is the alternative spelling of backburn.

Meaning of backburn

Noun

backburn (plural backburns)

  1. A controlled burn, lit in the path of a wildfire, in order to deprive it of combustible material.

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Forms of back burn

pluralback burns

Questions about back burn

What is back burn the alternative spelling of?
Back burn is the alternative spelling of backburn.

Words near back burn in the dictionary

  1. back boilers
  2. back bone
  3. back bones
  4. back buffer
  5. back buffers
  6. back burn
  7. back burner
  8. back burners
  9. back burns
  10. back butter
  11. back buttered

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