fireplace
- n an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it
fireplug
- n an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire
firepower
- n (military) the relative capacity for delivering fire on a target
fireroom
- n (nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired
fireside
- n an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)
- n home symbolized as a part of the fireplace
fighting in defense of their firesides
firestone
- n a piece of flint that is struck to light a fire
- n a sandstone that withstands intense heat; used to line fireplaces and furnaces and kilns
firestorm
- n a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area
- n an outburst of controversy
the incident triggered a political firestorm
firethorn
- n any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries
firetrap
- n a building that would be hard to escape from if it were to catch fire