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fire resistance

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noun

  1. the amount of resistance of a material or construction to fire.


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The Public Works Department says it will consider projects with out-of-the-ordinary building materials — as long as they comply with any code requirements including energy efficiency, fire resistance and lateral forces.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2025

How do you bring older neighborhoods into fire resistance?

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2025

A spokesperson for Airbus said that all of the manufacturer’s jets have a certain level of fire resistance and structural integrity in the event of an external fire.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2024

Its fire resistance comes from a two-layer construction, with an air gap in between for added insulation.

From Scientific American • Jul. 25, 2022

It is the classification of fire resistance adopted by this congress in 1903 that has been utilized by all concerned throughout the British empire, and in numerous other countries, since that date.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various

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