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burnover

burnover noun: the situation in which a fire overtakes the firefighters who are attempting to deal with it.

Noun

burnover (countable and uncountable, plural burnovers)

  1. The situation in which a fire overtakes the firefighters who are attempting to deal with it.

Forms of burnover

pluralburnovers

Origin of burnover

From burn + over.

Questions about burnover

What does burnover mean?
Burnover means the situation in which a fire overtakes the firefighters who are attempting to deal with it.
What part of speech is burnover?
Burnover is a noun.
What is the plural of burnover?
The plural of burnover is burnovers.

Words near burnover in the dictionary

  1. burnouse
  2. burnouses
  3. burnout
  4. burnoutness
  5. burnouts
  6. burnover
  7. burnovers
  8. burnproof
  9. burns
  10. burns a hole in someone's pocket
  11. burns away

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