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counterfired

counterfired is the simple past and past participle of counterfire.

Meaning of counterfire

Verb

counterfire (third-person singular simple present counterfires, present participle counterfiring, simple past and past participle counterfired)

  1. (intransitive) To light a smaller fire at some distance from a wildfire, in order to develop a firebreak.

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Questions about counterfired

What is counterfired the simple past and past participle of?
Counterfired is the simple past and past participle of counterfire.

Words near counterfired in the dictionary

  1. counterfinalities
  2. counterfinality
  3. counterfinding
  4. counterfindings
  5. counterfire
  6. counterfired
  7. counterfires
  8. counterfiring
  9. counterfissure
  10. counterfissures
  11. counterfit

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