firebed

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Noun

firebed (plural firebeds)

  1. A layer of fuel that burns under a heat source
    • 1962 April, “Letters to the Editor: The Giesl oblong ejector”, in Modern Railways, page 286:
      Another factor of great importance in everyday service is the degree to which the gas/steam ratio is influenced by growing firebed resistance, and this is again a matter in the hands of the designer if he kbows what to do about it. [...] poorer grades of coal require more air per unit of heat released as well as offering greater firebed resistance. [...] (Dr.) A. Giesl-Gieslingen, Vienna.

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