fire-resistant
Example Sentences
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Earlier this year, authorities announced plans to phase out bamboo in favour of sturdier, fire-resistant steel, citing bamboo's combustibility and deterioration over time.
From BBC
This summer Ms. Rollins moved into a modest, fire-resistant house built on land above her old restaurant site.
From New York Times
Tagged on a timeline, 2020-2021 can be grimly summarized: One in 5 elders of the supremely fire-resistant sequoia species, the planet’s superlative plant, goes up in flames.
From Los Angeles Times
Severe drought in the West is fueling megafires that have destroyed giant sequoias and redwoods, once thought to be largely fire-resistant.
From New York Times
As California struggles with an increase in extreme wildfires, researchers are studying exactly what a healthy or fire-resistant forest looks like.
From Los Angeles Times
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