fire screen

noun

a mesh grill placed in front of a fire to prevent sparks escaping.

Similar
fire guardfireguard
OriginMiddle English fire screnne →
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Meanings

nounfire screen (plural fire screens)

plural fire screens · alternative firescreen

  1. a mesh grill placed in front of a fire to prevent sparks escaping.

    Synonyms: fire guard

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna mesh grill placed in front of a fire to prevent sparks escaping.

Similar
fire guard

More synonyms by meaning

nouna metal screen before an open fire for protection (especially against flying sparks)

Similar
fireguard
Broader
screen
Also see
fire guardfireguard

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishfire screnne
  2. Englishfire screen

From Middle English fire screnne. By surface analysis, fire + screen.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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