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fire block
noun
A wooden block built into the interior of a wall or floor, running perpendicular to stud and joist cavities, especially in balloon-frame construction, intended to inhibit the spread of fire within stud and/or joist cavities.
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If you drill a fire block or firebreak, repair it with the same material.
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Sometimes fire blocked their paths.
Future trends in fire blocking materials are also briefly described.
Various fire blocking technologies are discussed in this report with respect to material type, fiber content, and fire blocking mechanisms.
The protesters set trash hauling bins on fire, blocking roads in some neighborhoods.
Fire blocked some access points to border areas, but Agent Fisher said, "We were very conscious in making sure our border security mission was met".
This chapter focuses on soft furnishing flammability regulations and their impact on fire statistics, factors contributing to flammability of soft furnishings, and various fire blocking technologies used to reduce fire threat of soft furnishings.
People do not use as much riveting or fire blocking in reality.
One on top of the bridge is also on fire blocking one of the exit ramps.
Upon the arrival, Moses uses his staff to part the sea, while a fire blocks the army's way.
Now there is a concrete highway and, beyond it, an oil refinery bellowing smoke and fire, blocking the view of the sea.
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