fire resistance
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Now, it serves as a blueprint for fire resistance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 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
A conflagration such as occurred in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, is not considered likely to occur in any of the analyzed events, however, because of improvements in fire resistance of construction and firefighting techniques.
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