Firestone
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Firestone is a noun meaning Iron pyrite, formerly used for striking fire.
Meaning
Iron pyrite, formerly used for striking fire.
More Meanings
- A flint.
- A stone which will bear the heat of a furnace without injury; especially applied to the sandstone at the top of the upper greensand in the south of England, used for lining kilns and furnaces.
Example Sentences
On the descent the line is often in cuttings; some are high, such as at Scarcroft, where a cut through firestone and fireclay was necessary, and near Bardsey, where the line threads a deep tree-lined gorge.
Word Forms
- firestones
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include freestone, stein, hardstone.
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