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fire blocks

fire blocks is the plural of fire block.

Meaning of fire block

Noun

fire block (plural fire blocks)

  1. A wooden block built into the interior of a wall or floor, running perpendicular to stud and joist cavities, especially in balloon-frame construction, intended to inhibit the spread of fire within stud and/or joist cavities.
    Synonyms:
    fire stop

Questions about fire blocks

What is fire blocks the plural of?
Fire blocks is the plural of fire block.

Words near fire blocks in the dictionary

  1. fire blast
  2. fire blight
  3. fire blights
  4. fire blindness
  5. fire block
  6. fire blocks
  7. fire board
  8. fire boards
  9. fire boss
  10. fire bosses
  11. fire box

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