back burn

back burn

See also: backburn and back-burn

English

Noun

back burn (plural back burns)

  1. Alternative spelling of backburn.
    • 2018 August 13, “Massive wildfires scorching California”, in CNN‎[1], archived from the original on 11 May 2026:
      Firefighters try to control a back burn as the Carr Fire spreads toward the towns of Douglas City and Lewiston on July 31.
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