firestone
firestone noun: iron pyrite, formerly used for striking fire.
Noun
firestone (countable and uncountable, plural firestones)
- Iron pyrite, formerly used for striking fire.
- A flint.
- A heat-resistant stone that will withstand intense heat of a furnace, used for lining kilns, campfire rings, fireplaces and furnaces; especially, the sandstone at the top of the upper greensand in the south of England.
- On the descent the line is often in cuttings; some are high, such as at Scarcroft, where a cut through firestone and fireclay was necessary, and near Bardsey, where the line threads a deep tree-lined gorge.1961 February, D. Bertram, “The lines to Wetherby and their traffic”, in Trains Illustrated, page 101
Proper noun capitalized: Firestone
Firestone (plural Firestones)
- A surname from German.
Forms of firestone
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | firestones |
| alternative form | fire stone |
| alternative form | fire-stone |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Firestones |
Origin of firestone
From Middle English firestone, firstan, fyrestane, fyyr stone, from Old English fȳrstān, equivalent to fire + stone.
Translation of the German toponymic surname Feuerstein, from Feuer (“fire”) + Stein (“stone”). Doublet of Feuerstein.
Phrases with firestone
Questions about firestone
- What does firestone mean?
- Firestone means iron pyrite, formerly used for striking fire.
- What part of speech is firestone?
- Firestone can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of firestone?
- The plural of firestone is firestones.
Words near firestone in the dictionary
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