firedoor

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A form of fire door — A fireproof door designed to stop fires spreading through buildings.

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Meanings

nounfiredoor (plural firedoors)

plural firedoors

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of fire door.

    A treadle operates the firedoor, closing it when the foot is removed.

    1944 March and April, E. S. Waterhouse, “Two Footplate Rides on "Merchant Navy" Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 88

Origin

From fire + door.

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APA

firedoor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firedoor

MLA

“firedoor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firedoor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “firedoor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firedoor.

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