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counterfiring

counterfiring is the present participle and gerund 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 counterfiring

What is counterfiring the present participle and gerund of?
Counterfiring is the present participle and gerund of counterfire.

Words near counterfiring in the dictionary

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

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