counterfire
Meanings
noun
- The firing of weapons in response.
- A smaller fire lit at some distance from a wildfire, in order to develop a firebreak.
verb
- To light a smaller fire at some distance from a wildfire, in order to develop a firebreak.
Word forms
Etymology
From counter- + fire.
Related words
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