fire wall

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fire wall [′fīr ‚wȯl]

(civil engineering)

A fire-resisting wall separating two parts of a building from the lowest floor to several feet above the roof to prevent the spread of fire.

A fire-resisting wall surrounding an oil storage tank to retain oil that may escape and to confine fire.

(mining engineering)

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fire wall

A wall so constructed as to prevent the spread of fire from one part of a building to another.

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