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fire dampers

fire dampers is the plural of fire damper.

Meaning of fire damper

Noun

fire damper (plural fire dampers)

  1. A passive fire protection product used in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning ducts.
  2. A damper which closes off an air duct automatically in the event of fire so as to restrict the passage of fire and smoke.
  3. (archaic, historical) A mine worker who detects and clears a mineshaft of firedamp by intentionally burning or blowing it up.
    • Jack is a former fire damper who was injured in an explosion.

Questions about fire dampers

What is fire dampers the plural of?
Fire dampers is the plural of fire damper.

Words near fire dampers in the dictionary

  1. fire corals
  2. fire crotch
  3. fire crotches
  4. fire cupping
  5. fire damper
  6. fire dampers
  7. fire dancer
  8. fire dancers
  9. fire department
  10. fire departments
  11. fire devil

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