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escape fire

escape fire noun: a fuel-free safe spot, consisting of burning grass as a method of defense against a forest fire.

Noun

escape fire (plural escape fires)

  1. A fuel-free safe spot, consisting of burning grass as a method of defense against a forest fire.
  2. (idiomatic) An unconventional or counterintuitive solution to a difficult problem.

Forms of escape fire

pluralescape fires

Questions about escape fire

What does escape fire mean?
Escape fire means a fuel-free safe spot, consisting of burning grass as a method of defense against a forest fire.
What part of speech is escape fire?
Escape fire is a noun.
What is the plural of escape fire?
The plural of escape fire is escape fires.

Words near escape fire in the dictionary

  1. escape artists
  2. escape character
  3. escape characters
  4. escape clause
  5. escape clauses
  6. escape fire
  7. escape fires
  8. escape goat
  9. escape goats
  10. escape hatch
  11. escape hatches

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