fireproof
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The ruling means drivers can use a system that flows cooled liquid, such as glycol, through a system of pipes in a fireproof top worn under their overalls.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
For that reason, many people once viewed mature sequoias as nearly fireproof.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
The ruling means drivers can use a mandated cooling kit that flows cooled liquid, such as glycol, through a system of pipes in a fireproof top worn under their overalls.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
The Ukrainian president is the same as ever—steadfast, with a nervous system that seems fireproof and capable of withstanding anything.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
The worst news was that the crime-scene technicians had found something unusual in the charred rubble of the casino boat—a fireproof, waterproof lockbox that was packed with cash.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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The double row of fireproofs, which was to have held the fire at bay, was attacked and went down; then the Chamber of Commerce melted away; shortly after the court-house was assailed.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873 by Various
One of the more recent fireproofs was Eugene Rivalli, whose act included, besides the usual effects, a cage of fire in which he stood completely surrounded by flames.
From The Miracle Mongers, an Exposé by Harry Houdini
A solid wall of fireproofs along Arch Street had held the fire from spreading eastward there, but as Franklin Street was passed in the southward sweep, the eastward urging was not wholly to be denied.
From White Ashes by Sidney R. (Sidney Robinson) Kennedy
Experts still disagree over whether homes can be completely fireproofed in a wind-driven ember fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2024
"It's a 100% wood house, so it's not like we fireproofed it or anything," Dora Atwater Millikin told the Los Angeles Times.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2023
In more modern and legally fireproofed buildings, fires are more likely to be contained, thanks to fireproof building materials and doors that automatically close, sealing off the fire in smaller spaces.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2022
That popularity has fireproofed the Globes against years of criticism — and now makes it less likely the show will go away permanently.
From Washington Post ● May 13, 2021
Wires controlling this ventilator should run in conduit fireproofed and in addition to switch an electric emergency switch weighted with a fused link to make a contact when link breaks.
From Chicago's Awful Theater Horror by Various
Overhead, through the suspended lighting grid, you can see the raw concrete and steel construction, with its thick coating of spray-on fireproofing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Aghayere suggested that a “perfect cocktail” of flammable gasoline, relatively lackadaisical bridge fireproofing standards, and the heating of the bridge’s steel supports could have done.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2023
It wasn’t long before the newly arrived fireproofing architectural prodigy won over Seattle — and King County — planners.
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2023
In that case, fire experts identified numerous problems with the building, which also had just one main stairwell and lacked fireproofing on interior fixtures.
From New York Times ● Dec. 18, 2021
The necessity of eliminating wood to the greatest extent possible and fireproofing what remains, was shown by the destruction of the Spanish men-of-war.
From Porto Rico Its History, Products and Possibilities... by Arthur D. Hall