fire-guard
1fire|guard — «FYR GAHRD», noun. 1. a metal screen placed before an open fireplace; fire screen. 2. a firebreak …
2fire guard — noun A mesh screen placed in front of a fire to prevent sparks escaping. Syn: fire screen …
3fire-guard — see fireguard …
4fire guard — metal screen placed in front of a fireplace …
5Warsaw Fire Guard — ( pl. Warszawska Straż Ogniowa) was a fire fighting unit in the city of Warsaw. Formed as Warsaw s first permanent fire service in 1834, it remained an independent and city owned venture until its nationalization by the Nazi German authorities… …
6Cima Park Fire Guard Station — U.S. National Register of Historic Places …
7as much use as a chocolate fire-guard — A fire guard is used in front of a fireplace for safety. A chocolate fire guard is of no use. An alternative to As much use as a chocolate teapot …
8guard — guard1 W3S3 [ga:d US ga:rd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(person)¦ 2¦(protection)¦ 3¦(soldiers)¦ 4¦(equipment)¦ 5¦(on a train)¦ 6 on your guard 7 catch/throw somebody off guard 8 guard of honour 9 the old guard 10¦(fighting)¦ …
9fire — n. & v. n. 1 a the state or process of combustion, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and usu. give out bright light and heat. b the active principle operative in this. c flame or incandescence. 2 a conflagration, a… …
10guard — v. & n. v. 1 tr. (often foll. by from, against) watch over and defend or protect from harm. 2 tr. keep watch by (a door etc.) so as to control entry or exit. 3 tr. supervise (prisoners etc.) and prevent from escaping. 4 tr. provide (machinery)… …
