fireproof
Resistant to damage from fire.
Adjective
- Resistant to damage from fire.
- The fireproof safe will protect documents inside for up to four hours in a standard house fire.
- When I was in the States, three years ago, the head porter at one hotel took pains to impress on me that the building was absolutely fireproof. - 1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
Synonyms: fire-resistant flame-retardant refractory
Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Germanic *fōr Proto-West Germanic *fuir Old English fȳr Middle English fyr English fire English -proof English fireproof From fire + -proof.
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Verb
- To make resistant to damage from fire.
- I hastily fireproofed my clothing somewhat by pouring a bucket of water over myself before dashing into the flames.