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Fireproof   /fˈaɪərprˌuf/   Listen
Fireproof

adjective
1.
Impervious to damage by fire.






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"Fireproof" Quotes from Famous Books



... closets, one on ground floor and one on second floor, are labor savers. Have space for vacuum cleaner and for hanging all brushes, brooms and dusters, and a shelf above or at side for the cleaning compounds. Zinc or other fireproof lining to cupboard ...
— Better Homes in America • Mrs W.B. Meloney

... undertaking to do so, in the event of the continuance of his craving for prussic acid, when I reflected upon my own approaching bow and farewell to the world where Lucy and the kids would still be wandering. I am always being brought up against this final fireproof curtain. Suddenly a thought came which ...
— Simon the Jester • William J. Locke

... was entailing such an increase in staff organization that it became necessary to provide special office accommodation. Accordingly a site for a permanent building of their own was purchased in 1914 at Regina and the following year a modern, fireproof building was erected. It stands two storeys on a high basement, with provision for additional storeys, occupies a space of 9,375 square feet, has interior finish of oak and architecturally it is a matter of pride ...
— Deep Furrows • Hopkins Moorhouse

... consequences attending fire in such buildings, whose iron and masonry construction is called fireproof, show that some other form of construction is necessary to obtain the desired results of minimizing the annual cost of the maintenance of the invested capital, as represented by insurance, depreciation, interest and taxation. There is little incentive for entering into unusual expenses in the ...
— The American Architect and Building News, Vol. 27, No. 733, January 11, 1890 • Various

... anyway (adv.) anywhere awhile baseball billboard bipartizan bondholder carload classmate corespondent downstairs everyday (a.) everyone fireproof football footlights footpad gateman holdup inasmuch infield ironclad juryman landlady lawsuit letterhead linesman midnight misprint misspell nevertheless newcomer nonunion northeast northwest Oddfellows officeholder oneself outfield pallbearer paymaster postcard posthaste postmaster ...
— News Writing - The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories • M. Lyle Spencer

... the treasures that a Japanese displays in his house. His heirlooms and works of art are stored in a fireproof annexe. For the feasting of the eye of every guest or party of visitors the appropriate choice of kakemono,[31] carving or pottery is made. I had the delight of seeing during my country-house visiting many ancient pictures ...
— The Foundations of Japan • J.W. Robertson Scott

... the State Library at Hartford, under a glass shield, in a fireproof compartment built into the end wall of the room, there hangs to-day one of the two original copies of the Connecticut Charter. It is in a good state of preservation, its lettering is clear and distinct, and so is the portrait engraved upon it of King Charles the Second who gave it to Governor John ...
— Once Upon A Time In Connecticut • Caroline Clifford Newton



Words linked to "Fireproof" :   noncombustible, incombustible, proof



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