fire code

noun

A set of building and property regulations designed to establish a mandatory standard for a building's ability to resist the start and spread of a fire as well as facilitating the prompt and safe evacuation of the occupants.

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Meanings

nounfire code (plural fire codes)

plural fire codes

  1. A set of building and property regulations designed to establish a mandatory standard for a building's ability to resist the start and spread of a fire as well as facilitating the prompt and safe evacuation of the occupants.
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APA

fire code. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20code

MLA

“fire code.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20code. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fire code,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20code.

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