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fireward

fireward adjective: which faces a fire; which lies in the direction of a fire, etc.

Adjective

fireward (comparative more fireward, superlative most fireward)

  1. Which faces a fire; which lies in the direction of a fire, etc.

Adverb

fireward (not comparable)

  1. Toward a fire.

Noun

fireward (plural firewards)

  1. (obsolete) A fire chief.
  2. (obsolete) A fireman.

Forms of fireward

Adjective
comparativemore fireward
superlativemost fireward
Noun
pluralfirewards

Origin of fireward

From fire + -ward.

From fire + ward.

Questions about fireward

What does fireward mean?
Fireward means which faces a fire; which lies in the direction of a fire, etc.
What part of speech is fireward?
Fireward can be an adjective, an adverb or a noun.

Words near fireward in the dictionary

  1. firewalks
  2. firewall
  3. firewalled
  4. firewalling
  5. firewalls
  6. fireward
  7. firewarden
  8. firewardens
  9. firewards
  10. firewatcher
  11. firewatchers

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