fire retardant en · NOUN
Meanings
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Any of several substances used to delay or prevent combustion when used as a coating or component of a combustible material.
More than 100 provincial and municipal firefighters were brought in, with helicopters and aircraft used to drop water and fire retardant, while bulldozers were digging firebreaks.
2016 May 4, Nicky Woolf, “Fort McMurray: Canada wildfires force evacuation of oil sands city”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fire retardants | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
ms perintang api (Translations) · sv släckmedel (Translations) · ms pelambat kebakaran (Translations) · id penghambat api (Translations)