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incombustible

[in-kuhm-buhs-tuh-buhl] / ˌɪn kəmˈbʌs tə bəl /


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The cruel lesson: Invest in incombustible masonry and stone, or pay the fiery piper.

From Seattle Times May 30, 2019

On buildings that are “higher than the firefighters’ ladders,” incombustible material must be used, Arconic advises in a fire-safety pamphlet.

From Seattle Times Jul. 20, 2017

“As soon as the building is higher than the firefighters’ ladders, it has to be conceived with an incombustible material,” a caption says.

From New York Times Jun. 24, 2017

In other European countries, Arconic’s sales materials explicitly instructed that “as soon as the building is higher than the firefighters’ ladders, it has to be conceived with an incombustible material.”

From New York Times Jun. 24, 2017

Here and there, the incombustible materials among the debris showed the lading of particular cars.

From Three Years in the Sixth Corps A Concise Narrative of Events in the Army of the Potomac, from 1861 to the Close of the Rebellion, April, 1865 by Stevens, George T.




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