fireguard
fireguard Lexical Profile
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British A protective metal frame or mesh screen placed in front of an open fireplace to prevent sparks and embers from flying into the room and to keep children or pets away from the flames.
"Before going to bed, she placed the brass fireguard in front of the hearth to ensure no stray embers landed on the rug."
North American A strip of land that has been cleared or plowed to prevent the spread of a wildfire or prairie fire.
"The forestry crew worked through the night to bulldoze a wide fireguard around the perimeter of the dry timberland."
A person employed to watch for, prevent, or extinguish fires, such as a forest ranger or a safety watchman at an industrial site.
"During the welding operations on the pipeline, a certified fireguard stood by with an extinguisher to monitor for sparks."
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