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fire irons

fire irons is the plural of fire iron.

Meaning of fire iron

Noun

fire iron (plural fire irons)

  1. Any of a set of metal tools kept beside the fireplace, used to keep the fire burning as required. The set usually consists of fire tongs, a poker, a spade, and a brush for the ashes.
  2. One of a set of tools kept on a steam locomotive for a similar purpose.
    • No. 21C9 was in need of a boiler washout and though she was carefully and assiduously fired and use made of the fire-irons during the run, it was not possible to maintain steam, which often fell as low as 210 lb.1944 March and April, E. S. Waterhouse, “Two Footplate Rides on "Merchant Navy" Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 88

Questions about fire irons

What is fire irons the plural of?
Fire irons is the plural of fire iron.

Words near fire irons in the dictionary

  1. fire inspector
  2. fire inspectors
  3. fire insurance
  4. fire into the sun
  5. fire iron
  6. fire irons
  7. Fire Island
  8. fire lance
  9. fire lances
  10. fire lane
  11. fire lanes

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