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fire·guard

(fīr′gärd′)

1. A metal screen placed in front of an open fireplace to catch sparks. Also called fire screen.

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fireguard

(ˈfaɪəˌɡɑːd)

1. (Furniture) Also called: fire screen a metal panel or meshed frame put before an open fire to protect against falling logs, sparks, etc

2. (Forestry) a less common word for firebreak

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

fire•guard

(ˈfaɪ^ərˌgɑrd)

n.

1. a protective framework of wire in front of a fireplace.

2. Western U.S. a firebreak.

[1825–35, Amer.]

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Noun	1.	fireguard - a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire firebreak field - a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed; "he planted a field of wheat"
	2.	fireguard - a metal screen before an open fire for protection (especially against flying sparks) fire screen screen - a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame; "they put screens in the windows for protection against insects"; "a metal screen protected the observers"

Translations

Brandwache

caminiera parafuoco

fireguard

[ˈfaɪəgɑːd] N → pantalla f de chimenea

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

fireguard

[ˈfaɪə^rgɑː^rd] n (British) → pare-feu m invfire hazard n
It's a fire hazard → Cela pourrait provoquer un incendie.fire hose n → lance f à incendiefire hydrant n → bouche f d'incendiefire insurance n → assurance f incendie, assurance-incendie f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fireguard

[ˈfaɪəˌgɑːd] n (Brit) → parafuoco

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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