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How to pronounce fireguard in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms firebreak
Type of field
Type Words
Synonyms fire screen
Type of screen

Examples of fireguard

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Of course, as the babies came along, safety meant having a much bigger fireguard.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
I once threw away a broken fireguard my mum had left in my car.
From the metro.co.uk
On one occasion in the barracks, he had another trainee who was on fireguard duty serve as a lookout.
From the stltoday.com
A cardboard camping storage unit sounds like it came from the same school of witty sayings as a chocolate fireguard.
From the hecklerspray.com
Must admit I also find Matt Berry's contribution as Douglas the unhinged chocolate fireguard of a Boss very amusing too.
From the guardian.co.uk
With the advent of balers it became possible to store hay and straw outdoors in stacks surrounded by a plowed fireguard.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Your fireguard, my log basket.
From the guardian.co.uk
All details and fittings, including door handles, fireguard, chandeliers and the gilded leather wallpaper have been selected in this style.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
  • Firebreak: a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire
  • Fire screen: a metal screen before an open fire for protection (especially against flying sparks)
  • A fire screen began as a form of furniture that acted as a shield between an occupant of a room and the fireplace, and its primary function was to reduce the discomfort of excessive heat radiating from a log fire. ...
  • A frame placed in front of a fire to prevent accidental contact and used especially to protect children and elderly persons.
  • A strategically planned barrier, either manually or mechanically constructed, intended to stop a fire or retard its rate of spread and from which suppression action is carried out to control a fire; the constructed portion of a control line.
  • A barrier around the target area. There are many different kinds of fireguards (see black line, disked fireguard, green fireguard, mowed fireguard and natural fireguard).