fireproof

[ fahyuhr-proof ]
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adjective
  1. resistant to destruction by fire.

  2. totally or almost totally unburnable.

verb (used with object)
  1. to make fireproof.

Origin of fireproof

1
First recorded in 1630–40; fire + -proof

Other words from fireproof

  • non·fire·proof, adjective
  • quasi-fireproof, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for fireproof

fireproof

/ (ˈfaɪəˌpruːf) /


adjective
  1. capable of resisting damage by fire

verb
  1. (tr) to make resistant to fire

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