Definition of Prefire

1. Adjective. Before the occurrence of a fire. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Prefire

1. to fire beforehand [v -FIRED, -FIRING, -FIRES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prefire

prefilled
prefilling
prefills
prefilm
prefilter
prefiltered
prefiltering
prefilters
prefinance
prefinanced
prefinances
prefinancing
prefinished
prefinite
prefinition
prefire (current term)
prefired
prefires
prefiring
prefix
prefix'd
prefix notation
prefixa
prefixable
prefixal
prefixally
prefixation
prefixe
prefixed
prefixes

Literary usage of Prefire

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Marine Fire Prevention, Firefighting and Fire Safety: A Comprehensive (1994)
"A prefire plan is exactly what its name indicates—a plan for fighting fire ... The concept of prefire planning is hard to disagree with, yet many ships do ..."

2. Fire Effects Information System: User's Guide by William C. Fischer, Melanie Miller, Cameron M. Johnston, Jane K. Smith (1998)
"Season/severity classification Season of burning/fire severity. Study location Exact location of study sites, if known. prefire habitat prefire plant ..."

3. Conservation and Development of Nontimber Forest Products in the Pacific edited by Bettina Von Hagen, James F. Weigand, Rebecca McLain, Roger Fight (1998)
"Little or no sprouting occurred on many of the plots 1 year after the autumn burns, but numbers of total stems increased over the prefire conditions in ..."

4. Proceedings: Symposium on Fire in Wilderness and Park Management edited by James K. Brown, Robert W. Mutch, Charles W. Spoon, Ronald H. Wakimoto (1996)
"... 93 43 5 Appeared 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Three Year Post-Fire Values as a Percent of prefire Values Wet Herb Types Needleleaf seed./sapl.3 7 Hardwood seed. ..."

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