fireproof

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fireproof

adjective more fireproof · most fireproof · fire-proof

  1. Resistant to damage from fire. The fireproof safe will protect documents inside for up to four hours in a standard house fire.

    Similar: fire-resistant, flame-retardant, refractory

verb fireproofs · fireproofing · fireproofed

  1. 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.

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adj resistant to damage from fire

Españolignífugo
日本語耐火性の taikasei no
中文耐火的 nàihuǒ de, 防火的 fánghuǒ de
Portuguêsà prova de fogo
Françaisignifuge
Deutschfeuerfest
Italianoignifugo
Ελληνικάπυρίμαχος m αλεξίπυρος pyrímachos
Românărezistent la daune de la foc, ignifug
Русскийогнеупо́рный ogneupórnyj, несгора́емый nesgorájemyj

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@misc{fireproof_2026,
  title = {fireproof},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fireproof},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}