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NALT Completo

Preferred term

cortafuego

Type

Topic

Definition

Barrera natural o construida utilizada para detener o controlar incendios que puedan ocurrir, o para proporcionar una línea de control desde donde combatirlo.
Source: Wildland Fire Terminology, Forest Service
Type: https://lod.nal.usda.gov/naltv#Definition

Broader concept

ciencia y manejo de incendios

Synonyms

cortafuegos

In other languages

fire break

English
firebreak
fuel break
fuel-break
fuelbreak

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/70081

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