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fireproof

[ fahyuhr-proof ]

adjective

  1. resistant to destruction by fire.
  2. totally or almost totally unburnable.


verb (used with object)

  1. to make fireproof.

fireproof

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adjective

  1. capable of resisting damage by fire
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to make resistant to fire
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of fireproof1

First recorded in 1630–40; fire + -proof
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Though no community can be made fireproof, discarding past urban design practices could make areas abutting wilderness safer from the kind of wildfire that hit Altadena and Pacific Palisades.

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Attention to fireproof materials will also be key in an area that could face another fire.

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Also, they usually include a fireproof ID medallion that crematory operators attach to the body before burning.

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The invoice from his landlord was his legal share of the costs to make the building fireproof.

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And according to natural building advocates, they may be the architectural solution for a more fireproof city.

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