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fireguard
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun fireguard has 2 senses
- fireguard(n = noun.location) firebreak - a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire; Array is a kind of field
- fireguard(n = noun.artifact) fire screen - a metal screen before an open fire for protection (especially against flying sparks); Array is a kind of screen
THESAURUS
fireguard
Argus, Charley, airplane spotter, chimney, chimney corner, fender, fire patrolman, fire screen, fire warden, fireboard, fireplace, fireside, flue, forward observer, hearth, hearthstone, hob, hub, ingle, inglenook, ingleside, lookout, lookout man, night watchman, patrol, patroller, patrolman, picket, roundsman, scout, sentinel, sentry, smokehole, spotter, vedette, watch, watcher, watchkeeper, watchman
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