FIREGUARD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fireguard mean? 

• FIREGUARD (noun)
  The noun FIREGUARD has 2 senses:

1. a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire

2. a metal screen before an open fire for protection (especially against flying sparks)

  Familiarity information: FIREGUARD used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FIREGUARD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

firebreak; fireguard

Hypernyms ("fireguard" is a kind of...):

field (a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A metal screen before an open fire for protection (especially against flying sparks)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

fire screen; fireguard

Hypernyms ("fireguard" is a kind of...):

screen (a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame)