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flameproofing

flameproofing is the present participle and gerund of flameproof.

Meaning of flameproof

Verb

flameproof (third-person singular simple present flameproofs, present participle flameproofing, simple past and past participle flameproofed)

  1. (transitive) To make flameproof.
    • Structural timber in the roofs throughout the station has been flameproofed.1960 September, M. J. Wilson, “Harlow Town station opened”, in Trains Illustrated, page 542

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Questions about flameproofing

What is flameproofing the present participle and gerund of?
Flameproofing is the present participle and gerund of flameproof.

Words near flameproofing in the dictionary

  1. flameovers
  2. flameproof
  3. flameproofed
  4. flameproofer
  5. flameproofers
  6. flameproofing
  7. flameproofs
  8. flamer
  9. flamers
  10. flames
  11. flames of the forest

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