prefire

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adjective

Before the occurrence of a fire.

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Meanings

prefire1

adjectiveprefire (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBefore the occurrence of a fire.

    Francis Brannigan's great interest in prefire planning was forced by necessity. All of a sudden, as a naval officer, he had responsibilities for lives and property for which he was totally unprepared.

    2007, Francis L. Brannigan, Glenn P. Corbett, Brannigan's Building Construction for the Fire Service, page 6

prefire2

verbprefire (third-person singular simple present prefires, present participle prefiring, simple past and past participle prefired)

present singular third person prefires · participle present prefiring · participle past prefired · past prefired

  1. alternativeAlternative form of pre-fire.

Origin

From pre- + fire.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with prefire

firehigherpriorentirerequirebuyerhirewiresupplierempiredesiretireacquireinquireflyerdryerchoirinspireretireexpireshireaspiredireadmire
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Cite this entry
APA

prefire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prefire

MLA

“prefire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prefire. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prefire,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prefire.

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