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kindling
/ ˈ°ìɪ²Ô»å±ôɪŋ /
noun
- material for starting a fire, such as dry wood, straw, etc
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ü²Ô·°ì¾±²Ôd±ô¾±²Ô²µ adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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Example Sentences
California has tens of millions of dead trees to serve as kindling for the next mega-fire, yet no single entity has sufficient authority or resources to address the threat.
But just as some trees and plants withstood the Eaton and Palisades fires, others went up like kindling.
They might as well have used their ballots for fireplace kindling.
“Surveillance footage shows a suspect collecting rubbish from a public trash can, also collecting wood for kindling and placing it near the base of a power pole,†said Scott, describing the Oct.
In California, overgrown vegetation that turned to kindling amid record-breaking heat fueled the Park fire after it sparked in July.
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