controlled burn

== English == === Noun === controlled burn (plural controlled burns) 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) (transitive) To set and manage such a fire. === Further reading === controlled burn on Wikipedia.Wikipedia