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fireguard

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fire·guard  (frgärd)
n.
1. A metal screen placed in front of an open fireplace to catch sparks. Also called fire screen.
2. See firebreak.

fireguard
Noun
a screen made of wire mesh put before an open fire to protect against sparks
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Noun1.fireguard - a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire
field - a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed; "he planted a field of wheat"
2.fireguard - a metal screen before an open fire for protection (especially against flying sparks)
screen - a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame; "they put screens in the windows for protection against insects"; "a metal screen protected the observers"
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fireguard [ˈfaɪəgɑːd] npantalla (guardallama)
fireguard [ˈfaɪəgɑːd] n (Brit) → garde-feu m inv
fireguard [ˈfaɪəgɑːd] fire (Brit) n(Schutz)gitter nt (vor dem Kamin)
fireguard [ˈfaɪəgɑːd] n (BRIT) → parafuoco

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