firebrick
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See also: fire brick
English
Etymology
Noun
firebrick (plural firebricks)
- a brick capable of withstanding high temperatures without deforming.
- 1961 March, C. P. Boocock, “The organisation of Eastleigh Locomotive Works”, in Trains Illustrated, page 162:
- Eastleigh Locomotive Works: Layout and functions of shops [...] Brick Shop: Manufacture of firebricks.
- (computer science) The X11 color name of RGB hexadecimal value #B22222.
- firebrick:
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Translations
a brick capable of withstanding high temperatures
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