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flameproof en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English flame English proof English -proof English flameproof From flame + -proof.

Meanings

1. Resistant to catching fire.
   • One hundred and fifty miles of flameproof wire have been used in the signalboxes and relay rooms. 1952 December, “Brighton Line Resignalling, Southern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 830:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
flame-proof		alternative	lexicographic
most flameproof	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
more flameproof	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

Synonyms

fireproof

flameproof en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree English flame English proof English -proof English flameproof From flame + -proof.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To make flameproof.
   • Structural timber in the roofs throughout the station has been flameproofed. 1960 September, M. J. Wilson, “Harlow Town station opened”, in Trains Illustrated, page 542:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
flame-proof		alternative	lexicographic
flameproofs	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
flameproofing	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
flameproofed	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
flameproofed	Tense=Past		lexicographic

Deriveds

flameproofer