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firebreak

natural or man-made gap in vegetation that acts as a barrier against wildfires
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firebreak

Summary

firebreak ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,255 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • firebreak is a type of geographical feature[2].
  • firebreak is a type of anthropogenic landscape[3].
  • firebreak is a type of glade[4].
  • firebreak is used for fire protection[5].
  • firebreak is used for wildfire suppression[6].
  • firebreak's Commons category is recorded as Firebreaks[7].
  • firebreak's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Firebreaks[8].
  • firebreak's Commons gallery is recorded as Firebreak[9].
  • firebreak's uses is recorded as plough[10].
  • firebreak's uses is recorded as bulldozer[11].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include geographical feature[2], anthropogenic landscape[3], and glade[4].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include fire protection[5] and wildfire suppression[6].

Why It Matters

firebreak ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,255 views/month).[1] firebreak has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] firebreak is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). firebreak. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/firebreak-q898256
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_firebreak-q898256_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{firebreak}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/firebreak-q898256}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 22h ago · Olexa Riznyk · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → geographical feature, anthropogenic landscape, glade
    Has use → fire protection, wildfire suppression
    Uses → —
    Subclass of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q97305747 */"
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