cortalumes

Galician

Etymology

From cortar +‎ lume.

Noun

cortalumes f (invariable)

1. firebreak, fire line, firetrail (Australia) (An area cleared of all flammable material in the woods to prevent a fire from spreading across it)

   Synonym: devasa

2. (architecture) firewall (a fireproof barrier used to prevent the spread of fire between or through buildings, structures, electrical substation transformers, or within an aircraft or vehicle)

   Synonym: muro cortalumes

3. (computing) firewall

   Synonym: devasa

Further reading

• “cortalumes” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.