backburn

== English == === Etymology === From back +‎ burn. === Noun === backburn (plural backburns) A controlled burn, lit in the path of a wildfire, in order to deprive it of combustible material. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === backburn (third-person singular simple present backburns, present participle backburning, simple past and past participle backburned or backburnt) To light a fire for this reason.