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fire⋅guard

[fahyuhr-gahrd]
–noun
1. a protective framework of wire in front of a fireplace.
2. Western U.S. a firebreak.

Origin:
1825–35, Americanism; fire + guard
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fire·break   (fīr'brāk')   
n.  A strip of cleared or plowed land used to stop the spread of a fire. Also called fireguard.
fire·guard   (fīr'gärd')   
n.  
  1. A metal screen placed in front of an open fireplace to catch sparks. Also called fire screen.

  2. See firebreak.

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