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1 fireguard
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2 fireguard fire·guard n Brit
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3 fire screen
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4 ♦ guard
♦ guard /gɑ:d/n.1 [u] guardia; custodia; vigilanza: guard of honour, guardia d'onore; to go on [come off] guard, montare [smontare] di guardia; to keep guard, fare la guardia; to stand guard, essere di guardia; under armed guard, sotto scorta armata; to relieve guard, dare il cambio alla guardia3 (ferr.) capotreno; conduttore7 [u] ( sport) guardia: to be off guard, non essere in guardia; to catch sb. off guard, cogliere q. giù di guardia (fig.: alla sprovvista, in contropiede); to drop one's guard, abbassare la guardia; to keep one's guard up, tenere la guardia alta; On guard!, in guardia!● (elettron.) guard band, banda di protezione; spazio libero fra due canali □ (naut.) guard boat, battello di ronda □ guard-chain, catena di sicurezza ( d'orologio, ecc.) □ guard dog, cane da guardia □ (zool.) guard hair, (peli di) giarra ( i più lunghi della pelliccia dei mammiferi) □ guard ring, (elettr.) anello di guardia; fermanello □ (naut.) guard ship, (nave) guardaporto; motovedetta □ (ferr.) guard's van, vagone del personale viaggiante; bagagliaio □ (fig.) to be caught off one's guard, essere preso alla sprovvista (o in contropiede) □ ( sport e fig.) to lower one's guard, abbassare la guardia □ (mil.) to mount guard, montare di guardia □ (fig.) the old guard, la vecchia guardia □ (mil.) to be on guard, essere di guardia □ to be on one's guard against sb., stare in guardia contro q. □ to put sb. on ( his) guard against a danger, mettere q. in guardia contro un pericolo □ sword guard, ponticello ( di una spada) □ ( anche fig.) His guard was up [down], aveva la guardia alzata [abbassata].(to) guard /gɑ:d/A v. t.1 guardare (lett.); custodire; difendere; proteggere; salvaguardare; sorvegliare; fare la guardia a (q. o qc.): The infantry had to guard the bridge, la fanteria doveva guardare il ponte; to guard a secret, custodire un segreto; to guard one's reputation, difendere la propria reputazione; to guard a camp [prisoners], fare la guardia a un campo [a prigionieri]; to guard one's life, proteggere la propria vita; to guard a door, sorvegliare una porta4 ( sport) difendere, coprire, proteggere ( una base, il wicket, ecc.); presidiare ( il centrocampo, ecc.); prendersi cura di, marcare ( un avversario)B v. i.guardarsi; stare in guardia; premunirsi; difendersi: to guard against mistakes, guardarsi dal commettere sbagli; to guard against accidents, premunirsi dagli incidenti
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fireguard — ► NOUN ▪ a protective screen or grid placed in front of an open fire … English terms dictionary
fireguard — [fīr′gärd΄] n. FIRE SCREEN … English World dictionary
fireguard — UK [ˈfaɪə(r)ˌɡɑː(r)d] / US [ˈfaɪrˌɡɑrd] noun [countable] Word forms fireguard : singular fireguard plural fireguards a metal screen that you put in front of a fire in a room to make it safer … English dictionary
fireguard — [[t]fa͟ɪ͟ə(r)gɑː(r)d[/t]] fireguards also fire guard N COUNT A fireguard is a screen made of strong wire that you put round a fire so that people cannot accidentally burn themselves … English dictionary
fireguard — noun Date: 1833 1. a person who watches for the outbreak of fire; also a person whose duty is to extinguish fires 2. fire screen 3. firebreak … New Collegiate Dictionary
fireguard — /fuyeur gahrd /, n. 1. a protective framework of wire in front of a fireplace. 2. Western U.S. a firebreak. [1825 35, Amer.; FIRE + GUARD] * * * … Universalium
fireguard — noun A mesh screen around a fire to prevent sparks or falling embers. Syn: fire screen, firescreen … Wiktionary
fireguard — Synonyms and related words: Argus, Charley, airplane spotter, chimney, chimney corner, fender, fire patrolman, fire screen, fire warden, fireboard, fireplace, fireside, flue, forward observer, hearth, hearthstone, hob, hub, ingle, inglenook,… … Moby Thesaurus
fireguard — fire|guard [ˈfaıəga:d US ˈfaırga:rd] n BrE a large wire or metal screen that is put in front of a ↑fireplace to protect people American Equivalent: firescreen … Dictionary of contemporary English
fireguard — fire|guard [ faır,gard ] noun count MAINLY BRITISH a FIRESCREEN … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fireguard — n. metal screen placed in front of a fireplace … English contemporary dictionary