1. controlled burn - Noun
2. controlled burn - Verb
A controlled burn in Washington State.
controlled burn (plural controlled burns)
A wildfire or brushfire set intentionally and carefully managed for purposes of fire suppression, agriculture, ecological management, etc.
Synonyms: backburn, hazard reduction burn (Australia), prescribed burn, swailing
Hyponym: moorburn (moorland)
controlled burn (third-person singular simple present controlled burns, present participle controlled burning, simple past and past participle controlled burned)
To set and manage such a fire.
Controlled burn of a small building takes place hundreds of feet from Cuesta campus. Source: Internet