insulation [fire extinction]

Roget-categorie 388a

3. Words relating to matter
› 3.3. Organic matter
›› 3.3.2. Sensation

#388a. Insulation [Fire extinction]

zelfstandig naamwoord

insulation, incombustible material, noncombustible material — fire retardant, flame retardant — fire wall, fire door.
incombustibility, incombustibleness etc. adj.. extincteur [Fr.] — fire annihilator — amianth^†, amianthus^† — earth-flax, mountain-flax — asbestos — fireman, fire fighter, fire eater, fire department, fire brigade, engine company — pumper, fire truck, hook and ladder, aerial ladder, bucket — fire hose, fire hydrant.
[forest fires] backfire, firebreak, trench — aerial water bombardment.
wet blanket — fire extinguisher, soda and acid extinguisher, dry chemical extinguisher, CO-two extinguisher, carbon tetrachloride, foam — sprinklers, automatic sprinkler system — fire bucket, sand bucket.
[warning of fire] fire alarm, evacuation alarm, [laws to prevent fire] fire code, fire regulations, fire — fire inspector — code violation, citation.

werkwoord

go out, die out, burn out — fizzle.
extinguish — damp, slack, quench, smother — put out, stamp out — douse, snuff, snuff out, blow out.
fireproof, flameproof.

bijvoeglijk naamwoord

incombustible — nonflammable, uninflammable, unflammable^† — fireproof.

uitdrukking

fight fire with fire

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