firearm |
a small weapon, such as a pistol or rifle, from which a shot is fired using exploding gunpowder. |
fireball |
any very hot, luminous spherical object, esp. an extremely bright meteor. [4 definitions] |
fireboat |
a power boat equipped to fight fires on ships, in harbors, and the like. |
firebomb |
a bomb designed to start a fire; incendiary bomb. [2 definitions] |
firebox |
the portion of a stove or furnace in which the fuel is burned. [2 definitions] |
firebrand |
a piece of burning wood. [3 definitions] |
firebreak |
a piece of land that has been cleared of vegetation and other combustible objects in order to contain a fire. [2 definitions] |
firebrick |
a heat-resistant brick, esp. one used in the construction of a furnace, oven, or the like. |
fire brigade |
(chiefly British) an organization that works to prevent and put out fires; fire department. |
firebug |
(informal) someone who purposely starts fires to destroy property; arsonist; pyromaniac. |
fire clay |
a heat-resistant clay used in furnace linings, crucibles, fire bricks, and the like. |
firecracker |
a small paper cylinder filled with gunpowder, used as a noisemaker, esp. during celebrations. |
firedamp |
an extremely explosive gas found in coal mines and composed primarily of methane. |
fire department |
a department of a city or town government that works to prevent and put out fires, or the persons employed in it. |
firedog |
an andiron. |
fire door |
an interior door of heat-resistant material that is designed to contain the spread of a fire in a building. |
fire drill |
a practice exercise covering what to do in case of a fire, either in combating the fire or in escaping from it. |
fire-eater |
a performer, as in a circus, who pretends to swallow fire. [2 definitions] |
fire engine |
a motor truck that carries firefighting equipment and personnel to the scene of a fire and usu. has a pump for spraying water or chemicals. |
fire escape |
a fireproof stairway, ladder, or the like, usu. on the outside of a building, used as an emergency exit in case of fire. |
fire extinguisher |
a portable device containing chemicals that can be sprayed on a fire to extinguish it. |