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fire wall
fire′ wall` or fire′wall`,
n. 1. a partition built to prevent the spread of a fire from one part of a building, ship, etc., to another. 2. an integrated collection of security measures designed to prevent unauthorized electronic access to a networked computer system. [1750–60] Fire wall
fire wall[′fīr ‚wȯl] (civil engineering) A fire-resisting wall separating two parts of a building from the lowest floor to several feet above the roof to prevent the spread of fire. A fire-resisting wall surrounding an oil storage tank to retain oil that may escape and to confine fire. (mining engineering) firedamp Fire wall1. An interior or exterior wall having sufficiently high fire resistance and structural stability under conditions of fire to restrict its spread to adjoining areas or adjacent buildings.2. Any fire-resistant wall that separates one building from another or that subdivides a large building into smaller spaces; it is usually continuous from the foundations extending above the roof. See also: wallfire wallA wall so constructed as to prevent the spread of fire from one part of a building to another.fire wall
fire wallA fire-resistant wall required by local health and safety codes.Depending on the particular code adopted, a property owner may need to erect fire walls between every 3,000 square feet of space, between spaces rented by separate tenants or owned by separate condo owners, and along exterior walls within a certain distance of a property line.The code will detail the hours of fire retardant required under different circumstances.Doors allowing passage through fire walls must be fire doors.ThesaurusSeefirewall |