firefront
firefront noun: the leading edge of a wildfire.
Noun
firefront (plural firefronts)
- The leading edge of a wildfire.
- “A section of the firefront was stopped when it ran into that part of the forest where all of the light fuel had been burned a few months before,” Mr Dalton said.2009 January 22, Matthew Schulz, Anne Wright, “Towns of Woodend, Malmsbury and Taradale under urgent threat from fire”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 02 Mar 2009
Forms of firefront
| plural | firefronts |
|---|---|
| alternative form | fire-front |
| alternative form | fire front |
Origin of firefront
From fire + front.
Questions about firefront
- What does firefront mean?
- Firefront means the leading edge of a wildfire.
- What part of speech is firefront?
- Firefront is a noun.
- What is the plural of firefront?
- The plural of firefront is firefronts.
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