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fire resistance

American  

noun

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


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A new home built in Pacific Palisades is designed for fire resistance without sacrificing architectural beauty.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 4, 2026

It made 25 recommendations including upgrading all fire doors that do not offer at least 30 minutes of fire resistance, ensuring fire extinguishers hidden behind doors are easily accessible and storing combustible material properly.

From BBC Nov. 7, 2025

How do you bring older neighborhoods into fire resistance?

From Slate Jan. 14, 2025

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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