firestriker

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noun

A piece of high-carbon steel used for striking a spark, usually kept in a tinderbox with flint and tinder.

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firesteelsteel
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Meanings

nounfirestriker (plural firestrikers)

plural firestrikers · alternative fire striker

  1. A piece of high-carbon steel used for striking a spark, usually kept in a tinderbox with flint and tinder.

    Synonyms: firesteel, steel

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA piece of high-carbon steel used for striking a spark, usually kept in a tinderbox with flint and tinder.

Similar
firesteelsteel
Also see
steelstriker

Origin

From fire + striker.

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Translations

Arabic مِقْدَح
  • مِقْدَح (miqdaḥ)piece of steel used for striking a spark
Bulgarian огниво
  • огниво (ognivo)piece of steel used for striking a spark
Catalan foguer
  • foguerpiece of steel used for striking a spark
Dutch vuurslag, vuurijzer
  • vuurslagpiece of steel used for striking a spark
  • vuurijzerpiece of steel used for striking a spark
Finnish karkku, tulusrauta
  • karkkupiece of steel used for striking a spark
  • tulusrautapiece of steel used for striking a spark
  • tulirautapiece of steel used for striking a spark
French briquet
  • briquetpiece of steel used for striking a spark
German Feuerstahl, Feuerschläger
  • Feuerstahlpiece of steel used for striking a spark
  • Feuerschlägerpiece of steel used for striking a spark
  • Schlageisenpiece of steel used for striking a spark
  • Feuereisenpiece of steel used for striking a spark
  • Feuerschurfpiece of steel used for striking a spark
  • Pinkeisenpiece of steel used for striking a spark
Hungarian tűzacél
  • tűzacélpiece of steel used for striking a spark
Italian acciarino
  • acciarinopiece of steel used for striking a spark
Polish krzesiwo
  • krzesiwopiece of steel used for striking a spark
Portuguese eslabão
  • eslabãopiece of steel used for striking a spark
Romanian amnar
  • amnarpiece of steel used for striking a spark
Russian креса́ло, огни́во
  • креса́ло (kresálo)piece of steel used for striking a spark
  • огни́во (ognívo)piece of steel used for striking a spark
Spanish eslabón
  • eslabónpiece of steel used for striking a spark
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“firestriker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firestriker. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “firestriker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/firestriker.

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