firewall
English
/ˈfaɪə.wɔəl/, /ˈfaɪ.əˌwɔːl/, /ˈfaɪ(ə)ɹˌwɔl/
noun
Definitions
- (architecture) A fireproof barrier used to prevent the spread of fire between or through buildings, structures, electrical substation transformers, or within an aircraft or vehicle.
- (computer security) The software that monitors traffic in and out of a private network or a personal computer and allows or blocks such traffic depending on its perceived threat.
- (physics) A hypothetical phenomenon where an observer falling into a black hole encounters high-energy quanta at or near the event horizon.
Etymology
Compound from English fire (shoot) + English wall (boil).
Origin
English
wall
Gloss
boil
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Fireland English
- Rockwall English
- Stonewall English
- Wallsend English
- afire English
- airwall English
- antifire English
- autofire English
- back fire English
- balefire English
- bonfire English
- brushfire English
- bumpfire English
- bushfire English
- campfire English
- cease-fire English
- centerfire English
- co-fire English
- cobwall English
- cookfire English
- counterfire English
- crossfire English
- curtainwall English
- drumfire English
- drywall English
- enfire English
- enwall English
- eyewall 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
- firestop 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
- 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
- floodwall English
- footwall English
- forewall English
- forwall English
- foxfire English
- frontfire English
- grassfire English
- groundfire English
- groundwall English
- gunfire English
- headwall English
- hellfire English
- highwall English
- holy fire English
- housefire English
- interwall English
- inwall English
- kindle-coal English
- kindle-fire English
- ladder wall English
- longwall English
- megafire English
- midwall English
- misfire English
- mudwall English
- multiwall English
- nanowall English
- nightfire English
- nonfire English
- outfire English
- outwall English
- overfire English
- palaeofire English
- paleofire English
- passwall English
- paywall English
- pinfire English
- postfire English
- pre-fire English
- prefire English
- pushwall English
- refire English
- retrofire English
- rimfire English
- scarefire English
- scathefire English
- seawall English
- set fire English
- shear wall English
- shearwall English
- shellfire English
- shitfire English
- shortwall English
- sidewall English
- slamfire English
- spellfire English
- spitfire English
- stonewall English
- storagewall English
- streetwall English
- strikefire English
- sure-fire English
- test-fire English
- testfire English
- tsunami wall English
- underfire English
- unfire English
- unwall English
- veldfire English
- wall English
- wall crawler English
- wall plate English
- wall rocket English
- wall-crawler English
- wallball English
- wallbird English
- wallboard English
- wallbox English
- wallchart English
- wallcovering English
- wallcrawl English
- wallcrawler English
- wallcrawling English
- wallcreeper English
- wallcrossing English
- waller English
- wallfish English
- wallflower English
- wallhack English
- wallhacker English
- wallhacking English
- wallhanging English
- wallless English
- walllike English
- wallpaper English
- wallpepper English
- wallpress English
- wallscape English
- wallscreen English
- wallside English
- walltop English
- wallure English
- wallward English
- warped wall English
- watchfire English
- waterwall English
- whitewall English
- wildfire English
- woodfire English
- Brandmauer German
- Feuer German
- brand Dutch, Flemish
- brandmuur Dutch, Flemish
- muur Dutch, Flemish
- брандмауэр Russian
- файрволл Russian
- firewall Portuguese
- ファイアウォール Japanese
- ファイヤー Japanese
- fier Middle English
- wall Middle English
- fairo Ido
- paia Tok Pisin
- brantmiri Sranan Tongo
- faya Sranan Tongo
- piah Chinook Jargon
- faya Aukan
- fire
- wall
- firy
- firer
- afire
- fiery
- firee
- firie
- fired
- waller
- refire
- enfire
- fireth
- firest
- unfire
- unwall
- enwall
- inwall
- firebox
- walltop
- firelet
- firepot
- forwall
- firehot
- rimfire
- firelit
- drywall
- outwall
- firefly
- wallbox
- mudwall
- eyewall
- firedog
- fireset
- firelog
- pinfire
- firepit
- firearm
- prefire
- foxfire
- outfire
- firepan
- cobwall
- seawall
- gunfire
- co-fire
- fireman
- firable
- wallure
- nonfire
- airwall
- midwall
- firebar
- misfire
- paywall
- bonfire
- firebug
- firepink
- hellfire
- firebird
- bushfire
- cookfire
- set fire
- highwall
- wallfish
- firecock
- firebolt
- pushwall
- sidewall
- wallside
- firedoor
- autofire
- firestop
- wallbird
- wallward
- pre-fire
- fireplay
- firesome
- firepole
- fireward
- headwall
- forewall
- firetube
- passwall
- bumpfire
- fireteam
- firebase
- firewise
- firehall
- firesuit
- firetrap
- fireline
- overfire
- fireweed
- fireside
- fireback
- firewalk
- fireworm
- firefish
- shitfire
- Fireland
- footwall
- woodfire
- firesand
- nanowall
- fireform
- firebath
- firewood
- firebomb
- Rockwall
- slamfire
- firetail
- postfire
- fireplug
- wallball
- firebote
- fireball
- spitfire
- fireable
- balefire
- firebrat
- firebell
- firehole
- veldfire
- Wallsend
- longwall
- firelike
- wallless
- walllike
- drumfire
- firecall
- firehook
- megafire
- fireship
- antifire
- fireboat
- firelock
- fireroom
- wallhack
- fireland
- campfire
- firedamp
- firewire
- testfire
- wildfire
- fireless
- fireness
- firebathe
- crossfire
- wallpaper
- firehouse
- underfire
- fireproof
- wallscape
- firewater
- wallboard
- firestink
- paleofire
- fireworks
- floodwall
- firesteel
- firefloat
- nightfire
- fireblast
- sure-fire
- frontfire
- multiwall
- wallpress
- fireplace
- fire hose
- firelight
- housefire
- firebreak
- firewoman
- waterwall
- back fire
- firewagon
- firetruck
- firecrest
- test-fire
- brushfire
- Stonewall
- firecrown
- firepower
- shortwall
- firestone
- wallchart
- firegrate
- interwall
- flashfire
- holy fire
- firedrake
- firebrass
- stonewall
- firebelly
- fireboard
- fireguard
- firewheel
- watchfire
- firestick
- wallcrawl
- shearwall
- firebrick
- fireshine
- firefight
- retrofire
- firebrand
- firestorm
- scarefire
- firefront
- firethorn
- whitewall
- shellfire
- fireeater
- spellfire
- firefinch
- grassfire
- firebomber
- firescreen
- fireraiser
- fireworker
- firetender
- groundwall
- fire alarm
- fireperson
- fire whirl
- centerfire
- wall plate
- wallscreen
- palaeofire
- fire truck
- firekeeper
- streetwall
- wallpepper
- firewarden
- firemaster
- scathefire
- fireworthy
- wallhacker
- cease-fire
- strikefire
- firedragon
- wallflower
- firesetter
- shear wall
- groundfire
- fireground
- firelighter
- kindle-coal
- wallhacking
- kindle-fire
- ladder wall
- firesetting
- firewatcher
- wallcreeper
- storagewall
- counterfire
- firefighter
- firestriker
- wallhanging
- wallcrawler
- warped wall
- curtainwall
- wall rocket
- firecracker
- fireraising
- firetending
- firelighting
- wall crawler
- firebreather
- fire hydrant
- tsunami wall
- wall-crawler
- wallcovering
- firefighting
- wallcrossing
- wallcrawling
- firescorched
- fire triangle
- fire-breathing