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back-burning
back-burning n.
Brit. 
/ˈbakˌbəːnɪŋ/
, /ˈbakˌbəːnɪŋ/U.S. /ˈbækˌbərnɪŋ/
/ˈbækˌbərnɪŋ/ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [noun] > going or setting on fire > setting on fire or alight > deliberate burning of vegetation > as means of stopping forest fire
back-burning1878
backfiring1889
counter-firing1930
1878 E. S. Elwell Boy Colonists 90 The ‘back-burning’ of the fire, which though very slow, is always the most steady and most effective.
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