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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Forestry, Wildland Management > fire science and management > fire break
Preferred Term:

fire break

Definition:
A natural or constructed barrier used to stop or check fires that may occur, or to provide a control line from which to work.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
fire science and management
Entry Terms:
  • fuelbreak
  • fuel-break
  • fuel break
  • firebreak
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/70081
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-06-19, last modified 2013-10-23