tegenvuur
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of tegen + vuur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈteː.ɣə(n)ˌvyːr/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: te‧gen‧vuur
Noun
tegenvuur n (uncountable)
- (military, warfare) return fire, counterfire
- (forestry, firefighting) A fire started to limit the damage or extent of an ongoing fire, especially in order to combat wildfires.