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Meaning of "fire door" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FIRE DOOR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIRE DOOR

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Fire door is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FIRE DOOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fire door

Fire door

A fire door is a door with a fire-resistance rating used as part of a passive fire protection system to reduce the spread of fire or smoke between compartments and to enable safe egress from a building or structure or ship. In North American building codes, it, along with fire dampers, is often referred to as a closure, which can be derated compared against the fire separation that contains it, provided that this barrier is not a firewall or an occupancy separation.

Definition of fire door in the English dictionary

The definition of fire door in the dictionary is a door made of noncombustible material, the purpose of which is to prevent a fire from spreading within a building. Other definition of fire door is a similar door, leading to the outside of a building, that can be easily opened from inside; emergency exit.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIRE DOOR

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fire control
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fire department
fire drill
fire engine
fire escape
fire exit
fire extinguisher
fire hall
fire hazard
fire hose
fire hydrant
fire insurance

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIRE DOOR

a foot in the door
back door
barn door
cat door
door
door to door
French door
front door
glass door
keep the wolf from the door
main door
next door
open door
overhead door
passenger door
rear door
revolving door
screen door
side door
stable door
swinging door

Synonyms and antonyms of fire door in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «fire door» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIRE DOOR

Find out the translation of fire door to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fire door from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fire door» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

防火门
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

puerta de incendios
570 millions of speakers

English

fire door
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आग दरवाजा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

باب النار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

противопожарные двери
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

porta corta-fogo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আগুন দরজা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

porte coupe-feu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pintu kebakaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Brandschutztür
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

防火扉
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

방화문
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lawang geni
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cửa lò
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தீ கதவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आग दरवाजा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yangın kapısı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

porta tagliafuoco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

drzwi przeciwpożarowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

протипожежні двері
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ușă de incendiu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πόρτα φωτιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

branddeur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

branddörr
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

branndør
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fire door

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIRE DOOR»

The term «fire door» is regularly used and occupies the 101.963 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fire door

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIRE DOOR»

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1
Fire Safety Questions and Answers: A Practical Approach
How do I know if a door is a fire door? Generally, a fire door is thicker and heavier than a normal door and has an intumescent (brush or fuzzy) strip around its edge, or it is within a door frame which has an intumescent strip. Often, the door ...
Pat Perry, 2003
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Fire and Life Safety Inspection Manual
Maintenance and Inspection. Added to the standard in the 2007 edition, NFPA 80 requires all fire doors to be inspected and tested at least annually. This test and inspection frequency is applicable to all new and existing fire door installations.
Robert E. Solomon, Nfpa, 2012
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The Building Regulations 2000: approved document, B: Fire ...
Unless shown to be satisfactory when tested as part of a fire door assembly, the essential components of any hinge on which a fire door is hung should be made entirely from materials having a melting point of at least 800°C. 4. Tables A1 and  ...
Stationery Office, 2007
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Locomotive Cyclopedia of American Practice
Fire Door. A door usually hinged at the side to close an opening through which coal is thrown on the fire. Some types of door are made to slide and are moved by a lever or handle. Swinging doors are made with a handle and a chain fastened ...
American Railway Master Mechanics' Association
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Brannigan's Building Construction for the Fire Service
Fire doors can have fire protection ratings ranging from 20 minutes to 3 hours, depending on the type of fire resistance–rated assembly the fire door is located in . One of the most important aspects of a fire door is its ability to close and latch ...
Glenn P. Corbett, Francis L. Brannigan, 2013
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Contractor's Guide to the Building Code
Twodoors,eachwithafireprotectionratingof 11/2 hours,installedonoppositesides of the sameopeningina fire wall,shallbedeemedequivalentinfireprotection rating to one 3-hour fire door. b. For testing requirements, see Section 715.3.3.
Jack M. Hageman, 2008
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Popular Science
To cut down the draft and so reduce the heat of the fire during mild weather, most home owners set the fire door ajar. This permits cold air to flow over the fire in excessive amounts and to cool the furnace without economy of coal. '""pHERE is  ...
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Means of Escape from Fire
... outward opening Flush door Double swing fire door with vision panel* Flush door with self-closer Self-closing fire door with cold smoke seals and vision panel , sub-dividing corridor which connects alternative exits Self-closing fire door with  ...
M. J. Billington, Alex Copping, Anthony Ferguson, 2008
9
Fire Risk: Fire Safety Law and Its Practical Application
Fire-resisting doors are a vital element in fire safety protective provisions. In many fires, fire-approved, properly rated, properly installed and maintained fire door sets (a door set being leaf, frame and all door hardware) have proved their worth  ...
Allan Grice, 2009
10
Fundamental Building Technology
The main requirement for a fire door in a house is where access is provided between the house and an attached garage. The Building Regulations Approved Document B, Section 5.5 requires that such a door should have 30 minutes fire ...
Andrew J. Charlett, Craig Maybery-Thomas, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIRE DOOR»

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PREVENT Life Safety to Exhibit at ASHE Annual Conference …
PREVENT will also be discussing the various life safety services they provide, which include fire damper inspections and repair, fire door ... «PR Web, Jul 15»
2
Woman 'ignored' by boyfriend set fire to hotel in revenge
"The fire at the exterior of a fire door was extinguished by a resident." The guests were evacuated safely but had to stand in the street in their ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Riverhead's new firehouse undergoes second round of costly repairs
Smith said prior problems included a leaking foundation, an oil-water separator that had no permits and the need to install a fire door to meet ... «RiverheadLOCAL, Jul 15»
4
Thriving chip shop offers free chips to Sentinel readers
The business suffered a setback in January when inspectors handed it a one-star hygiene rating due to an issue with the rear fire door, as well ... «Stoke Sentinel, Jul 15»
5
Whiskey Row-blocked: Post fire precautions delay businesses from …
Five storefronts away from the heat of the fire MeGusta's fire door is more than ornamental; it's functional. It wasn't needed Monday. But Riddle believes saving ... «WAVE 3, Jul 15»
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Firefighter Injured In Dumpster Blaze At Fairfield Business
Smoke traveled into the main building until an employee closed the manually operated fire door. An employee activated the fire alarm and the ... «The Daily Voice, Jul 15»
7
Two jailed for running 'death trap' pub
Fire doors remained hooked open, door closers were not fitted and there was no fire door separating the kitchen and bar. There was also no ... «Haringey Independent, Jul 15»
8
Big Brother 2015 housemates BREAK OUT into the camera runs
... as they instead decide to remove the batteries from their microphones, break through a fire door and sprint around the camera runs, all apart ... «Telly Mix, Jul 15»
9
Kuffa: Prevent a fire by making your home safe
FIRE DOOR: Any door leading from the attached garage into the house needs to be fire-rated material such as, metal clad fire-rated pre-hung ... «Port Huron Times Herald, Jul 15»
10
Customers leave Dundee restaurant after 'rat' spotted under table
Staff attempted to catch the animal but were unable to do so. It is believed the rat got into the bar when staff opened a fire door onto the alley ... «The Courier, Jul 15»

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