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fire code

fire code noun: a set of building and property regulations designed to establish a mandatory standard for a building's ability to resist the start and spread of a fire as well as facilitating the prompt and safe evacuation of the occupants.

Noun

fire code (plural fire codes)

  1. A set of building and property regulations designed to establish a mandatory standard for a building's ability to resist the start and spread of a fire as well as facilitating the prompt and safe evacuation of the occupants.

Forms of fire code

pluralfire codes

Questions about fire code

What does fire code mean?
Fire code means a set of building and property regulations designed to establish a mandatory standard for a building's ability to resist the start and spread of a fire as well as facilitating the prompt and safe evacuation of the occupants.
What part of speech is fire code?
Fire code is a noun.
What is the plural of fire code?
The plural of fire code is fire codes.

Words near fire code in the dictionary

  1. fire ciders
  2. fire clay
  3. fire clays
  4. fire cloud
  5. fire clouds
  6. fire code
  7. fire codes
  8. fire companies
  9. fire company
  10. fire controlman
  11. fire controlmen

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