controlled burn

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English

Noun

A controlled burn in Washington State.

controlled burn (plural controlled burns)

  1. A wildfire or brushfire set intentionally and carefully managed for purposes of fire suppression, agriculture, ecological management, etc.
    Synonyms: backburn, burnoff, hazard reduction burn (Australia), prescribed burn, swailing
    Hyponym: moorburn (moorland)

Verb

controlled burn (third-person singular simple present controlled burns, present participle controlled burning, simple past and past participle controlled burned)

  1. To set and manage such a fire.

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