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burnable



ADJECTIVE
flammable
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
fireproof flameproof incombustible non-flammable
ADJECTIVE
inflammable
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
fire-proof incombustible non-flammable non-inflammable


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Brian K. Rice, president of the California Professional Firefighters union, also expressed dismay, noting that nearly half of the state is federal land, including “some of the wildest, most burnable areas of our state.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 14, 2025

Question marks dot the landscape of burnable bushes and pushable boulders, with entire regions left unrevealed.

From New York Times May 13, 2023

“Use good judgment and don’t light a fire close to burnable vegetation or overhanging branches,” Starkovich said.

From Seattle Times Jul. 12, 2022

A statistically significant decline in such nights happened in 59% of burnable lands worldwide.

From Science Magazine Feb. 16, 2022

We could cut that into burnable pieces after we got it to camp.

From Four-Day Planet by Piper, H. Beam




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