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firebed

firebed noun: a layer of fuel that burns under a heat source.

Noun

firebed (plural firebeds)

  1. A layer of fuel that burns under a heat source
    • Another factor of great importance in everyday service is the degree to which the gas/steam ratio is influenced by growing firebed resistance, and this is again a matter in the hands of the designer if he kbows what to do about it. [...] poorer grades of coal require more air per unit of heat...1962 April, “Letters to the Editor: The Giesl oblong ejector”, in Modern Railways, page 286

Forms of firebed

pluralfirebeds

Questions about firebed

What does firebed mean?
Firebed means a layer of fuel that burns under a heat source.
What part of speech is firebed?
Firebed is a noun.
What is the plural of firebed?
The plural of firebed is firebeds.

Words near firebed in the dictionary

  1. firebaths
  2. Firebaugh
  3. Firebaughs
  4. firebay
  5. firebays
  6. firebed
  7. firebeds
  8. firebeetle
  9. firebeetles
  10. firebell
  11. firebellies

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