Meanings
plural fire doors · alternative firedoor
- A fireproof door designed to stop fires spreading through buildings.
There are 10,000 fire doors on the Elizabeth Line, including these two at Liverpool Street that have been tested to tolerate a two-hour blaze at temperatures as high as 3,000°C.
2022 March 23, Paul Bigland, “We're counting down the days”, in RAIL, number 953, page 39, photo caption
Translations
Catalan porta tallafoc
- porta tallafoca fireproof door designed to stop fires spreading through buildings
Chinese Mandarin 防火門 /防火门
- 防火門 /防火门 (fánghuǒmén)a fireproof door designed to stop fires spreading through buildings
Danish branddør
- branddøra fireproof door designed to stop fires spreading through buildings
Hebrew דֶּלֶת אֵשׁ
- דֶּלֶת אֵשׁa fireproof door designed to stop fires spreading through buildings
Hungarian tűzgátló ajtó
- tűzgátló ajtóa fireproof door designed to stop fires spreading through buildings
Irish doras dóiteáin
- doras dóiteáina fireproof door designed to stop fires spreading through buildings
Japanese 防火扉
- 防火扉 (bōkatobira)a fireproof door designed to stop fires spreading through buildings
Korean 방화문
- 방화문 (banghwamun)a fireproof door designed to stop fires spreading through buildings
Norwegian Bokmål branndør
- branndøra fireproof door designed to stop fires spreading through buildings
Portuguese porta corta-fogo
- porta corta-fogoa fireproof door designed to stop fires spreading through buildings
Swedish branddörr
- branddörra fireproof door designed to stop fires spreading through buildings
Welsh drws tân
- drws tâna fireproof door designed to stop fires spreading through buildings
Cite this entry
fire door. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20door
“fire door.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20door. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fire door,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20door.
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