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🚪 Blocks smoke 🛡️ To protect from smoke
to smokeproof

to smokeproof

5.6
To make a room or stairwell keep smoke out
  • verb
  • /ˈsmoʊkˌpruːf/
  • Specialized
: hacer a prueba de humo
  • The company was hired to smokeproof all emergency exits in the building.

Examples

  • After the renovation, the hotel decided to smokeproof its guest rooms for added protection.

  • The contractor smokeproofed the entire office complex.

  • They plan to smokeproof the stairwell before winter to improve fire safety.

  • We need to smokeproof the new building for safety.

  • To ensure fire safety, they will smokeproof the ventilation system in the building.

  • The building's safety upgrade included plans to smokeproof the hallways effectively.

  • Before the fire inspection, we decided to smokeproof the conference rooms.

How Smoke-Proof

to smokeproof
  • Specialized
5.6
to seal
288 2.5

Surface Forms

smokeproof infinitive
smokeproofed past
smokeproofed past participle
smokeproofing present participle
smokeproofs third person singular

Etymology

Smokeproof as a verb means to make a room or stairwell smoke-proof, like when you waterproof a coat, with proof meaning 'to keep out' or 'resist'. So to smokeproof a building is to change it so smoke cannot enter and people can leave safely.