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fire cut [′fīr ‚kət]

(building construction)

An angular cut made at the end of a joist which will rest on a brick wall.

fire cut

A diagonal cut on a joist where it enters a masonry wall; if the joist burns through somewhere along its length, injury to the wall is prevented.

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