controlled burn

English

Noun

A controlled burn in Washington State.

controlled burn (plural controlled burns)

1. A wildfire or brushfire set intentionally and carefully managed for purposes of fire suppression, agriculture, ecological management, etc.

   Synonyms: backburn, burnoff, hazard reduction burn (Australia), prescribed burn, swailing

   Hyponym: moorburn (moorland)

Verb

controlled burn (third-person singular simple present controlled burns, present participle controlled burning, simple past and past participle controlled burned)

1. To set and manage such a fire.

Further reading

• controlled burn on Wikipedia.Wikipedia