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firebars

firebars is the plural of firebar.

Meaning of firebar

Noun

firebar (plural firebars)

  1. Any of the metal bars that form the base of a boiler's furnace and support the fire.
    • On April 18 S.R. Pacific No. 34038 (71A) headed a Bournville excursion from Salisbury to Bristol but was detained at St. Philips Marsh shed on arrival with collapsed firebars and was still there at the end of the month; [...].1963 June, “Motive Power Miscellany: Western Region”, in Modern Railways, page 423

Questions about firebars

What is firebars the plural of?
Firebars is the plural of firebar.

Words near firebars in the dictionary

  1. fireballing
  2. fireballs
  3. firebar
  4. firebare
  5. firebares
  6. firebars
  7. firebase
  8. firebases
  9. firebath
  10. firebathe
  11. firebathed

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