Definition of Fireguards

1. Noun. (plural of fireguard) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fireguards

1. fireguard [n] - See also: fireguard

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fireguards

fireflame
fireflies
fireflood
firefloods
fireform
fireformed
fireforming
firefountain
firefountains
firefox
firefoxes
firefront
firefronts
fireguard
fireguards (current term)
firehall
firehalls
firehead tetra
firehose
firehosed
firehoses
firehosing
firehouse
firehouses
fireless
firelessly
firelessness
firelight
firelighter

Literary usage of Fireguards

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Canadian Law Times by Armour, Edward Douglas, 1851-1922, Judicial Committee, Great Britain, Elliott, Charles, Privy Council, Gillis, Edward, Hunter, Alfred Taylour, 1867-1957, Thompson, Bram (1908)
"... respecting fireguards were valid and binding, in regard to a railway under Dominion jurisdiction, because, apart from the question of fireguards, ..."

2. The American and English Railroad Cases: A Collection of All Cases Affecting by Frank Cyrus Smith, Thomas Johnson Michie, United States Courts, Great Britain Courts, Canada Courts (1912)
"... or to show the kind or character of appliances used upon them, or that the defendant had failed to protect its right of way by burning fireguards. ..."

3. The Medical Times and Gazette (1861)
"MAB [fireguards by all means !—but gas and candles have been lately as mischievous as fires—so let us have blaze-proof fabrics for ladies* dresses.—ED. ..."

4. Session Laws by North Dakota (1879)
"That where persons have failed to make or cause to have made fireguards in compliance with sections 1 arid 2 of this act, it shall be the duty of the road ..."

5. Western Law Reporter (Canada) and Index-digest by Edward Betley Brown, L. S. Le Vernois, Esten Kenneth Williams (1905)
"It was incumbent on the company to prove that proper fireguards were made and ... It tfas established, however, affirmatively that the fireguards were not ..."

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