firebrick
- noun
- /ˈfaɪərˌbrɪk/
- Specialized
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ladrillo refractario
- Mambila domestic cookery takes place inside houses on three firebricks, or sometimes two firebricks placed near a wall, which acts as the third support.
Examples
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To build a proper fireplace, you'll need to use firebricks that can withstand extreme temperatures.
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Mambila domestic cookery takes place inside houses on three firebricks, or sometimes two firebricks placed near a wall, which acts as the third support.
Academic text (1994) -
There was a cooking and, in winter, a heating stove in one wall, its firebrick gleaming dully.
Fiction book (1999) -
In place of a second layer of insulating firebrick, which he couldn't afford, Jack chose a nontraditional route.
Fiction book (1998) -
Ke is also used metonymically for firebrick or firestone, so ke l could refer to a fireplace used to prepare treatments, or to one of its firestones.
Academic text (1994) -
About twenty-five feet from the front fire door, the kiln narrows to form a smoke trace or underground smoke trail, which carries exhaust gases to a yellow-tan firebrick chimney.
Fiction book (1998) -
The contractor recommended firebricks for lining the furnace to ensure it can handle high heat without cracking.
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When constructing a pizza oven, using firebricks is essential to retain the heat needed for perfect cooking.
Synonyms
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A hard stone that resists very high heat used to line fireplaces or kilns
How Heat-Resistant
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Etymology
Firebrick is simply the words fire and brick put together, which means 'a brick for fire'. So it is a strong brick made to stand very high heat and used to line furnaces, chimneys, and ovens.