| 单词 | fire road |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfire road fire road n. chiefly North American a strip of land cleared of flammable material, intended to act as a fire break; (also) a permanent road providing firefighters with access to remote areas of forest, grassland, etc.; cf. fire trail n.A permanent fire road, or sections of it, may often be intended to fulfil both purposes. ΚΠ 1850 Cultivator (Albany, N.Y.) July 253/1 There is on each side of the railroad.., and running parallel with it, what is termed a fire road. It is a cleared path, about twenty feet wide, which has been cleared of all the bushes and roots, by grubbing. The object of this ‘fire road’ or path, is to prevent the fire from crossing over it..and into the woods. 1884 Christian Advocate 16 Oct. 678 In our less thickly settled forests..in certain months of the year there should be a fire-patrol maintained. We should keep fire roads open. 1958 Lowell (Mass.) Sun 24 June 8/6 The result is at least one predictable fire each year... The fire road will provide access for apparatus and hose lines directly through the center of the danger area. 2001 D. M. Dean Deep Six i. 7 It teems with Yuppies riding their damn mountain bikes along the fire roads, and hikers trekking along in thousands of dollars worth of..backpacks. < as lemmas |
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