Definition of "fireguard" [fireguard]

• A metal screen placed in front of an open fireplace to catch sparks. Also called fire screen. (noun)
• See firebreak. (noun)

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• "(That the shield building for Westinghouse’s AP1000 turns out to be as effective as a chocolate fireguard is par for the course with nuke-builders.)"
• "Cleber Dealencar/Warwick Properties Group Mr. Eden bought an antique French gate at a Paris auction, turning it into a fireguard."
• "My nappies bore triangular singe marks where they had been dried on the fireguard."