firestop
English
noun
Definitions
- (construction) A fire block.
- (construction) Any multi-component system designed to stop fire and smoke from migrating through openings around piping, wiring, ductwork, cable trays, bus ducts, etc., as well as through movement joints in walls and floors that are required to have a fire-resistance rating.
Etymology
Compound from English fire (shoot) + English stop.
Origin
English
stop
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Fireland English
- afire English
- antifire English
- autofire English
- autostop English
- back fire English
- backstop English
- balefire English
- beamstop English
- bonfire English
- bookstop English
- brushfire English
- bumpfire English
- bushfire English
- campfire English
- cease-fire English
- centerfire English
- checkstop English
- co-fire English
- cookfire English
- counterfire English
- crossfire English
- doorstop English
- drumfire English
- e-stop English
- enfire English
- fiery English
- firable English
- fire English
- fire alarm English
- fire hose English
- fire hydrant English
- fire triangle English
- fire truck English
- fire whirl English
- fire-breathing English
- fireable English
- firearm English
- fireback English
- fireball English
- firebar English
- firebase English
- firebath English
- firebathe English
- firebell English
- firebelly English
- firebird English
- fireblast English
- fireboard English
- fireboat English
- firebolt English
- firebomb English
- firebomber English
- firebote English
- firebox English
- firebrand English
- firebrass English
- firebrat English
- firebreak English
- firebreather English
- firebrick English
- firebug English
- firecall English
- firecock English
- firecracker English
- firecrest English
- firecrown English
- fired English
- firedamp English
- firedog English
- firedoor English
- firedragon English
- firedrake English
- firee English
- fireeater English
- firefight English
- firefighter English
- firefighting English
- firefinch English
- firefish English
- firefloat English
- firefly English
- fireform English
- firefront English
- firegrate English
- fireground English
- fireguard English
- firehall English
- firehole English
- firehook English
- firehot English
- firehouse English
- firekeeper English
- fireland English
- fireless English
- firelet English
- firelight English
- firelighter English
- firelighting English
- firelike English
- fireline English
- firelit English
- firelock English
- firelog English
- fireman English
- firemaster English
- fireness English
- firepan English
- fireperson English
- firepink English
- firepit English
- fireplace English
- fireplay English
- fireplug English
- firepole English
- firepot English
- firepower English
- fireproof English
- firer English
- fireraiser English
- fireraising English
- fireroom English
- firesand English
- firescorched English
- firescreen English
- fireset English
- firesetter English
- firesetting English
- fireshine English
- fireship English
- fireside English
- firesome English
- firest English
- firesteel English
- firestick English
- firestink English
- firestone English
- firestorm English
- firestriker English
- firesuit English
- firetail English
- fireteam English
- firetender English
- firetending English
- fireth English
- firethorn English
- firetrap English
- firetruck English
- firetube English
- firewagon English
- firewalk English
- firewall English
- fireward English
- firewarden English
- firewatcher English
- firewater English
- fireweed English
- firewheel English
- firewire English
- firewise English
- firewoman English
- firewood English
- fireworker English
- fireworks English
- fireworm English
- fireworthy English
- firie English
- firy English
- flashfire English
- forstop English
- foxfire English
- frontfire English
- grassfire English
- ground stop English
- groundfire English
- gunfire English
- helistop English
- hellfire English
- holy fire English
- housefire English
- instop English
- kindle-coal English
- kindle-fire English
- megafire English
- misfire English
- misstop English
- multistop English
- nightfire English
- non-stop English
- nonfire English
- nonstop English
- outfire English
- overfire English
- palaeofire English
- paleofire English
- pinfire English
- pit stop English
- postfire English
- pre-fire English
- prefire English
- refire English
- retrofire English
- rimfire English
- ripstop English
- rockstop English
- scarefire English
- scathefire English
- set fire English
- shellfire English
- shitfire English
- shortstop English
- slamfire English
- spellfire English
- spitfire English
- stop English
- stop-tap English
- stopband English
- stopbank English
- stopblock English
- stopboard English
- stopcheck English
- stopcock English
- stopgap English
- stopless English
- stoplight English
- stopover English
- stoppable English
- stoppage English
- stopped English
- stopper English
- stoppest English
- stoppeth English
- stoppie English
- stopple English
- stopsign English
- stopstreet English
- stopwatch English
- stopword English
- strikefire English
- sure-fire English
- test-fire English
- testfire English
- tramstop English
- underfire English
- unfire English
- unstop English
- unstoppability English
- veldfire English
- watchfire English
- waterstop English
- whistlestop English
- wildfire English
- woodfire English
- Feuer German
- stop Hungarian
- stop Italian
- stoppare Italian
- auto-stop French
- autostop French
- stop French
- стоп Russian
- stop Spanish, Castilian
- stop Portuguese
- *stuppōną Proto-Germanic
- ストップ Japanese
- ファイヤー Japanese
- fier Middle English
- stoppen Middle English
- stop Irish
- στοπ Greek (modern)
- stopio Welsh
- stop Latvian
- fairo Ido
- stopohem Albanian
- paia Tok Pisin
- stap Tok Pisin
- stapim Tok Pisin
- stoppen Low German
- faya Sranan Tongo
- stoppar Interlingua
- piah Chinook Jargon
- faya Aukan
- stop
- fire
- firy
- firer
- afire
- firee
- firie
- fiery
- fired
- refire
- fireth
- firest
- unstop
- e-stop
- enfire
- instop
- unfire
- firebox
- firepot
- firehot
- firelit
- stopgap
- firefly
- forstop
- firedog
- pinfire
- firearm
- outfire
- firepan
- co-fire
- nonfire
- misfire
- bonfire
- stopper
- firelet
- stopple
- rimfire
- stoppie
- fireset
- nonstop
- firelog
- firepit
- prefire
- stopped
- foxfire
- ripstop
- gunfire
- misstop
- fireman
- firable
- firebar
- firebug
- hellfire
- firebird
- set fire
- firebolt
- firedoor
- fireplay
- firesome
- firepole
- fireward
- bumpfire
- firebase
- firewise
- pit stop
- stoppeth
- firetrap
- fireside
- shitfire
- Fireland
- firesand
- firewood
- slamfire
- doorstop
- rockstop
- spitfire
- fireable
- balefire
- veldfire
- firecall
- firehook
- antifire
- fireboat
- fireroom
- fireland
- stop-tap
- stoppest
- stopless
- wildfire
- firepink
- bushfire
- stopband
- cookfire
- helistop
- firecock
- backstop
- autofire
- pre-fire
- firetube
- fireteam
- autostop
- firehall
- firesuit
- stopbank
- fireline
- overfire
- beamstop
- fireweed
- fireback
- firewalk
- fireworm
- firefish
- stopsign
- stopover
- woodfire
- fireform
- firebath
- firebomb
- non-stop
- firetail
- postfire
- stopcock
- fireplug
- tramstop
- stopword
- firebote
- fireball
- firewall
- firebrat
- bookstop
- firebell
- firehole
- stoppage
- firelike
- drumfire
- megafire
- fireship
- firelock
- campfire
- firedamp
- firewire
- testfire
- fireless
- fireness
- firehouse
- firewater
- firestink
- nightfire
- frontfire
- stopcheck
- housefire
- shortstop
- firewagon
- firetruck
- test-fire
- firedrake
- checkstop
- firebrass
- multistop
- watchfire
- firebrick
- firefight
- firestorm
- firefront
- shellfire
- spellfire
- firefinch
- firegrate
- stopboard
- grassfire
- firebathe
- crossfire
- fireproof
- underfire
- paleofire
- fireworks
- firesteel
- firefloat
- waterstop
- fireblast
- sure-fire
- fireplace
- fire hose
- firelight
- firebreak
- firewoman
- back fire
- firecrest
- stoplight
- brushfire
- firecrown
- firepower
- firestone
- flashfire
- holy fire
- stopblock
- stoppable
- firebelly
- fireboard
- fireguard
- firewheel
- firestick
- fireshine
- retrofire
- firebrand
- scarefire
- stopwatch
- fireeater
- firethorn
- firescreen
- stopstreet
- fireraiser
- fireworker
- fireperson
- centerfire
- palaeofire
- fire truck
- firekeeper
- firemaster
- scathefire
- fireworthy
- strikefire
- cease-fire
- groundfire
- firebomber
- firetender
- fire alarm
- fire whirl
- firewarden
- firedragon
- firesetter
- fireground
- ground stop
- firelighter
- kindle-fire
- firesetting
- firefighter
- whistlestop
- fireraising
- kindle-coal
- firewatcher
- counterfire
- firestriker
- firecracker
- firetending
- fire hydrant
- firefighting
- firescorched
- firelighting
- firebreather
- fire triangle
- unstoppability
- fire-breathing