Fireback

Word FIREBACK
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Hyphenation fire back
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Definitions and meanings of "Fireback"

What do we mean by fireback?

A metal plate that is attached to the back wall of a fireplace to protect the wall and radiate heat back into the room. noun

The back wall of a furnace or fire-place. noun

A macartney or fire-backed pheasant, of the genus Euplocamus, as E. ignitus. noun

One of several species of pheasants of the genus Euplocamus, having the lower back a bright, fiery red. They inhabit Southern Asia and the East Indies. noun

Some species of pheasant in the genus Lophura. noun

A piece of iron that fits into the back of a fireplace to distribute the heat and keep the brick from cracking. noun

Any of certain species of pheasant in the genus Lophura.

A piece of iron that fits into the back of a fireplace to distribute the heat and keep the brick from cracking.

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The word "fireback" in example sentences

Install a fireback - A fireback is a cast iron sheet of metal located just behind the fire. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I guess someone had time to write his "fireback" speech for him. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Pale-capped pigeon Columba punicea (VU) in the evergreen forest, green peafowl Pavo muticus (VU) and silver oriole Oriolus mellianus (VU) in the dipterocarp/deciduous forest and masked finfoot Heliopais personata (VU) from the riverside are resident. 53 species are considered nationally threatened or near threatened, including four species of hornbill, Siamese fireback pheasant Lophura diardi, the rare silver pheasant Lophura nycthemera and the mountain imperial pigeon Ducula badia. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Some typical Indochinese birds found here, which are not found west of the Lower Central Plain, include Siamese fireback (Lophura diardi), Indochinese magpie (Cissa hypoleuca), and scaly-crowned babbler (Malacopteron cinereum). ❋ Unknown (2008)

The imperial pheasant (Lophura imperialis) and Edwards's pheasant (L. edwardsi) are critically endangered, and the Vietnamese fireback (L. haitensis) and white-winged duck (Cairina scutulata) are endangered species found in this ecoregion. ❋ Unknown (2007)

To build a fire in a Rumford fireplace: Place a sheet of newspaper against the fireback, and prop it up with a bundle of half a dozen pieces of kindling leaning on the fireback in the form of a narrow tipi. ❋ CHERYL MENDELSON (2005)

The back wall of the firebox is the fireback, and its floor is the inner hearth. ❋ CHERYL MENDELSON (2005)

Jamestown, including iron tongs, shovels, andirons, parts of brass warming-pans, and a large fragment from a cast-iron fireback. ❋ J. Paul Hudson (N/A)

It is a fireback, a piece of iron used for the back of a fire and on it is the coat of arms of a certain earl. ❋ Unknown (1933)

When a grate is set in a fireplace a lining of firebrick at least two (2) inches in thickness shall be added to the fireback; soapstone, tile or cast iron may be used, if solidly backed with brick or concrete. ❋ Unknown (1932)

The flame fluttered before the high fireback; the St Bernard sighed in his sleep. ❋ Ford Madox Ford (1906)

DISH Network was quick to fireback at DIRECTV's lawsuit with a statement from Tom Cullen who is the executive vice president of sale, marketing and programming for Dish Network. ❋ Unknown (2010)

With the Nintendo 3DS announcement generating a lot of buzz today in the interwebs, a lot of people were expecting Sony to fireback with the announcement of their own. ❋ Ryan F. (2010)

Because we have a real fire, and I am going to repair our cracked fireback. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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