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fire guard
noun
A mesh screen placed in front of a fire to prevent sparks escaping.
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C. Fire guard.
Maria was playing in the middle of Elsa and Margaret and there was no fire guard.
STILES TOP ROOKIE: Portland Fire guard Jackie Stiles was chosen as the W.N.B.A. rookie of the year yesterday.
The Neediest Cases Fund has provided money to go toward training, fire guard certification and license fees.
Standing guard: I took a test and got certified as a fire guard for Securitas at Yankee Stadium for the 2007 season.
During World War II, I pulled fire guard all night on Christmas Eve of 1943, when I was an air cadet at Jefferson Barracks in Missouri.
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The work site will be surrounded by fire blankets and fire guards armed with water hoses or extinguishers to put out any flames from molten steel, or slag.
Union rules in Maryland made it almost impossible to fire guards, even if they were found to have broken the law, emboldening those who were collaborating with the gang.
The total crew for the changeover is 11, including two stage managers; one carpenter; one lighting and one sound technician, who double as board operators; and six people who serve as ushers and fire guards.
There was less awareness of certain devices such as fire guards and home appliances (electric kettles presenting a risk of scalding), among mothers who were recent migrants to the UK.
In some areas, farmers are taking advantage of the abundant grass to make hay for the dry season, and fire guards to protect the veldt were very limited.
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