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firebrick

firebrick noun: a brick capable of withstanding high temperatures without deforming.

Noun

firebrick (plural firebricks)

  1. a brick capable of withstanding high temperatures without deforming.
    • Eastleigh Locomotive Works: Layout and functions of shops [...] Brick Shop: Manufacture of firebricks.1961 March, C. P. Boocock, “The organisation of Eastleigh Locomotive Works”, in Trains Illustrated, page 162
  2. The X11 color name of RGB hexadecimal value #B22222.

firebrick meaning in Indonesian

firebrick in Indonesian

a brick capable of withstanding high temperatures
bata api

Forms of firebrick

pluralfirebricks

Origin of firebrick

From fire + brick.

Questions about firebrick

What does firebrick mean?
Firebrick means a brick capable of withstanding high temperatures without deforming.
What is firebrick in Indonesian?
Firebrick in Indonesian is bata api. See Firebrick meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is firebrick?
Firebrick is a noun.
What is the plural of firebrick?
The plural of firebrick is firebricks.

Words near firebrick in the dictionary

  1. firebreaks
  2. firebreath
  3. firebreather
  4. firebreathers
  5. firebreathing
  6. firebrick
  7. firebricks
  8. firebucket
  9. firebuckets
  10. firebug
  11. firebugs

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