flameproof

English

Etymology

flame + -proof

Adjective

flameproof (comparative more flameproof, superlative most flameproof)

  1. Resistant to catching fire.

Synonyms

Verb

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

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

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