Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

controlled burn

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables
con-trolled burn
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

verb

To set and manage such a fire.

Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

controlled burns (plural) controlled burns (present, singular) controlled burning (participle, present) controlled burned (participle, past) controlled burned (past)

Synonyms

backburn burnoff hazard reduction burn prescribed burn swailing

Questions

What does controlled burn mean?
A wildfire or brushfire set intentionally and carefully managed for purposes of fire suppression, agriculture, ecological management, etc.

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