BACKBURN

Etymology

Noun

backburn (plural backburns)

A controlled fire, lit in the path of a wildfire, in order to deprive it of combustible material.

Verb

backburn (third-person singular simple present backburns, present participle backburning, simple past and past participle backburned)

To light a fire for this reason.

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

6 January 2025

PREMATURELY

(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

coffee icon