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burnoffs

burnoffs is the plural of burnoff.

Meaning of burnoff

Noun

burnoff (countable and uncountable, plural burnoffs)

  1. The act or process of burning off.
  2. A controlled burn of vegetation, either to clear land, or to remove fuel and mitigate future uncontrolled fires.
    • The burnoff was started by DSE staff yesterday at Harrison’s track, near the Anglesea Flora Reserve.2009 March 28, Mitchell Toy, “DSE burnoff goes out of control near Anglesea”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2009
  3. That which is burned off.

Questions about burnoffs

What is burnoffs the plural of?
Burnoffs is the plural of burnoff.

Words near burnoffs in the dictionary

  1. burnlets
  2. Burnley
  3. burnlike
  4. Burnmouth
  5. burnoff
  6. burnoffs
  7. Burnomania
  8. burnoose
  9. burnoosed
  10. burnooses
  11. Burnopfield

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