fireguard

American  

[fahyuhr-gahrd] / ˈfaɪərˌgɑrd /

noun

1. a person trained in fire prevention and safety.

   We're looking for volunteer fireguards for Sunday's performance.

2. a protective framework of wire in front of a fireplace; a fire screen.

3. a strip of cleared land made to check the spread of a forest or prairie fire; a firebreak.

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fireguard British  

/ ˈfaɪəˌɡɑːd /

noun

1. Also called: fire screen.  a metal panel or meshed frame put before an open fire to protect against falling logs, sparks, etc

2. a less common word for firebreak

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Etymology

Origin of fireguard

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35; fire + guard

Example Sentences

Secondly, under Ange Postecoglou their defence has resembled a chocolate fireguard at times and so the chances of them limiting Manchester City enough so they can obtain a positive result feel very slim.

From BBC • May 14, 2024

It is not known if tests are now to be conducted on the efficiency of the similarly-fabled chocolate fireguard.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2014

Everything is golden: sofas, piano, wallpaper, chairs, mirrors, tables, screens, candelabra and even the fireguard.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2012

"The padre was right—it must be a fireguard, after all," said the Staff Captain.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, February 28, 1917 by Various

Old Jenny sat in the rocking-chair by the fireguard in the nursery.

From Mary Olivier: a Life by Sinclair, May