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burnable



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


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If all burnable material on the ground has been removed, a fire should run out of fuel when it reaches a fireline.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 9, 2023

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

From New York Times ● May 13, 2023

Across burnable lands globally, the annual number of flammable nighttime hours increased by 110 hours over the past four decades — allowing five additional nights when flammability does not cease, the study stated.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 2022

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

From Science Magazine ● Feb. 16, 2022

And an arc is very dangerous in a house if there is anything burnable near it.

From Common Science by John W. (John Woodside) Ritchie


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