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Definition of Fire-resistant
1. Adjective. Difficult to burn.
Similar to: Incombustible, Noncombustible
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fire-resistant
Literary usage of Fire-resistant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Technology Assessment: Protecting Structures and Improving Communications by Robin M. Nazzaro, Keith A. Rhodes (2005)
"Using fire-resistant roof-covering materials, which inhibit ignition, and screening
exterior vents and other openings can help protect against firebrands ..."
2. Quarterly of the National Fire Protection Association by National Fire Protection Association (1896)
"The accident has proved to us conclusively the safety value of fire- resistant
hydraulic fluid." And at one steel mill, where fire-resistant hydraulic fluid ..."
3. The Trees of California by Willis Linn Jepson (1909)
"The thickness and fire-resistant character of the protective bark of Big Tree
which is J4 to 2 feet thick has been, in connection with the non-resinous wood ..."
4. Fire Prevention: A Treatise and Text Book on Making Life and Property Safe by Peter Joseph McKeon (1912)
"FIRE RESISTANT PACKING BINS. ON the development of fire preventive measures
tin-clad wood has been found to be an excellent fire resistant. ..."
5. The Practice of Silviculture, with Particular Reference to Its Application by Ralph Chipman Hawley (1921)
"Species which are exceptionally fire resistant make ideal fire seed trees. ...
Fire resistant species cannot always be found to serve as fire seed trees. ..."
6. Cyclopedia of Fire Prevention and Insurance: A General Reference Work on (1912)
"Fire-Resistant. Standard. A standard floor opening or shaft is one whose walls
... Other shafts constructed of incombustible or fire-resistant materials are ..."
7. Official Record of the First American National Fire Prevention Convention by Powell Evans (1914)
"Concealed spaces should be avoided. , Walls should be either sufficiently thick
to be self-supporting or be braced by fire-resistant floors. ..."
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