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• fire — firer, n. /fuyeur/, n., v., fired, firing. n. 1. a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame. 2. a burning mass of material, as on a hearth or… …   Universalium

• fire — I [[t]fa͟ɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] BURNING, HEAT, OR ENTHUSIASM ♦♦ fires, firing, fired (Please look at category 18 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) N UNCOUNT Fire is the hot, bright flames produced by things… …   English dictionary

• fire — [[t]faɪər[/t]] n. v. fired, fir•ing 1) chem. a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame 2) a burning mass of material, as on a hearth or in a… …   From formal English to slang

• fire — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fȳr; akin to Old High German fiur fire, Greek pyr Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) the phenomenon of combustion manifested in light, flame, and heat (2) one of the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Masonry heater — Ceramic stoves are traditional in Northern Europe: an 18th century faience stove at Łańcut Castle, Poland A masonry heater (or masonry stove) is a device for warming a home (or any interior space) that captures the heat from periodic burning of… …   Wikipedia

• Chip heater — The chip heater is a single point, tankless, domestic hot water system popular in Australia and New Zealand from c1880s until the 1960s. Examples of this form of domestic water heating are still in current use. The chip heater consisted of a… …   Wikipedia

• Oil heater — A typical oil heater An oil heater, also often known as a column heater, is a common form of convection heater used in domestic heating. Although filled with oil, it is electrically heated and does not involve burning any oil fuel, such as… …   Wikipedia

• Kerosene heater — A kerosene heater, also known as a paraffin heater, is a portable, unvented, kerosene fueled, space heating device. In the United States they are used mainly for supplemental heat or as a source of emergency heat during a power outage. In some… …   Wikipedia

• Taunton sleeping car fire — infobox UK rail accident View of sleeping car W2437 after the fire. The pile of burnt linen is visible underneath the ladder. title= Taunton sleeping car fire date= 6 July 1978 02:40 location= Taunton, Somerset line = Great Western Main Line… …   Wikipedia

• electric fire — noun a small electric space heater • Syn: ↑electric heater • Hypernyms: ↑space heater • Hyponyms: ↑heat lamp, ↑infrared lamp • Part Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Flameless ration heater — A flameless ration heater, or FRH, is a water activated exothermic chemical heater included with Meals, Ready to Eat (MREs), used to heat the food. US military specifications for the heater require that it be capable of raising the temperature of …   Wikipedia