flameproof
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
flameproof (comparative more flameproof, superlative most flameproof)
- Resistant to catching fire.
Synonyms[edit]
Verb[edit]
flameproof (third-person singular simple present flameproofs, present participle flameproofing, simple past and past participle flameproofed)
- (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.
References[edit]
- “flameproof”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.