fireproof
Americanadjective
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resistant to destruction by fire.
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totally or almost totally unburnable.
verb (used with object)
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fireproofs,
present (3rd person singular)
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fireproofed,
past participle, past
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fireproofing
present participle
adjective
verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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fireproofsimple
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fireproofssimple
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have fireproofedperfect
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has fireproofedperfect
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am fireproofingprogressive
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are fireproofingprogressive
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is fireproofingprogressive
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have been fireproofingperfect progressive
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has been fireproofingperfect progressive
Past
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fireproofedsimple
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had fireproofedperfect
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was fireproofingprogressive
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were fireproofingprogressive
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had been fireproofingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of fireproof
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The system uses a cooling tank and pump, usually situated in the car's nose, that delivers a cooled liquid, such as glycol, through a system of pipes in a fireproof top worn under their overalls.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
For that reason, many people once viewed mature sequoias as nearly fireproof.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
His insurance should cover most of the rebuild, which includes pricey fireproof features.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026
An initiative that would have required California insurers to offer policies to homeowners who fireproof their houses has been withdrawn after the backer of a competing industry measure similarly did so.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025
“Yeah, but I have to concentrate if I don’t want my clothes to burn. And I’m not concentrating, see? This is totally fireproof cloth. Which means your firewood won’t burn in that pouch.”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
One of the more recent fireproofs was Eugene Rivalli, whose act included, besides the usual effects, a cage of fire in which he stood completely surrounded by flames.
From The Miracle Mongers, an Exposé by Harry Houdini
The double row of fireproofs, which was to have held the fire at bay, was attacked and went down; then the Chamber of Commerce melted away; shortly after the court-house was assailed.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873 by Various
A solid wall of fireproofs along Arch Street had held the fire from spreading eastward there, but as Franklin Street was passed in the southward sweep, the eastward urging was not wholly to be denied.
From White Ashes by Sidney R. (Sidney Robinson) Kennedy
Experts still disagree over whether homes can be completely fireproofed in a wind-driven ember fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2024
"It's a 100% wood house, so it's not like we fireproofed it or anything," Dora Atwater Millikin told the Los Angeles Times.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2023
In more modern and legally fireproofed buildings, fires are more likely to be contained, thanks to fireproof building materials and doors that automatically close, sealing off the fire in smaller spaces.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2022
That popularity has fireproofed the Globes against years of criticism — and now makes it less likely the show will go away permanently.
From Washington Post ● May 13, 2021
Some were elaborate structures of galvanized iron, carefully fireproofed and covered with notices warning against smoking; others, again, were plain, hastily erected wooden structures.
From The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest by John Henry Goldfrap
Price hikes in notoriously opaque power markets can stem from transmission upgrades, volatile commodity costs and expensive fireproofing measures, factors that vary by region.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2025
Going forward, Aghayere would like to see better fireproofing on overpasses and bridges.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2023
It wasn’t long before the newly arrived fireproofing architectural prodigy won over Seattle — and King County — planners.
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2023
In that case, fire experts identified numerous problems with the building, which also had just one main stairwell and lacked fireproofing on interior fixtures.
From New York Times ● Dec. 18, 2021
A century before, some buildings still had fire escapes running down their outsides, but modern fireproofing had rendered such anachronisms unnecessary.
From Anything You Can Do ... by Randall Garrett
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