Freeburn

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    An unconstrained fire.

    "Underwriters Laboratories Inc. 2 showed that rate-of-rise or rate-anticipating thermal detectors spaced as little as two feet or six feet directly above a 2½-square-foot alcohol fire, after a freeburn of 30 seconds, either did not detect at all within 30 seconds or, did so between 28 and 30 seconds."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From free + burn.

Etymology 2

Variant of Freeborn.

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