fireproof

Etymology

From fire +‎ -proof.

Adjective

fireproof (comparative more fireproof, superlative most fireproof)

Resistant to damage from fire.
Synonyms: fire-resistant, flame-retardant, refractory

The fireproof safe will protect documents inside for up to four hours in a standard house fire.

Alternative forms

fire-proof

Derived terms

Translations

resistant to damage from fire — see also fire-resistant

Bulgarian: огнеупорен (bg) (ogneuporen)
Catalan: ignífug
Chinese:
Mandarin: 耐火的 (nàihuǒ de), 防火的 (fánghuǒ de)
Czech: ohnivzdorný
Danish: brandsikker
Esperanto: nebrula
Finnish: tulenkestävä
French: ignifuge (fr)
German: feuerfest (de)
Greek: πυρίμαχος (el) m (pyrímachos) αλεξίπυρος (el) m (alexípyros)
Hungarian: tűzálló (hu)
Irish: dódhíonach, lasairdhíonach, tinedhíonach
Japanese: 耐火性の (たいかせいの, taikasei no)
Macedonian: огноо́тпорен (ognoótporen)
Malay: kalis api (ms)
Maori: ārai ahi
Norwegian:
Bokmål: brannsikker, ildfast (no)

Nynorsk: brannsikker
Persian: نسوز (fa)
Polish: niepalny, ognioodporny (pl), ogniotrwały (pl), przeciwogniowy, żaroodporny (pl)
Portuguese: à prova de fogo
Romanian: rezistent la daune de la foc, ignifug (ro)
Russian: огнеупо́рный (ru) (ogneupórnyj), несгора́емый (ru) (nesgorájemyj)
Serbo-Croatian:
Roman: vatrootporan, nezapaljiv (sh), vatrostalan (sh)
Spanish: ignífugo (es)
Uyghur: يانماس (yanmas), ئوت ئالماس (ot almas)

Verb

fireproof (third-person singular simple present fireproofs, present participle fireproofing, simple past and past participle fireproofed)

To make resistant to damage from fire.
I hastily fireproofed my clothing somewhat by pouring a bucket of water over myself before dashing into the flames.

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