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firebrick

noun
fire·​brick | \ ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌbrik How to pronounce firebrick (audio) \

Definition of firebrick

: a refractory brick capable of sustaining high temperatures that is used especially for lining furnaces or fireplaces

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 Siemens built a new glass furnace with a small network of firebrick tubes. — Jonathan Schifman, Popular Mechanics, "The Entire History of Steel," 9 July 2018 Its dense firebrick floor draws and holds the fire’s heat; the insulated crown stores heat overhead, balancing the thermal mass and radiating heat downward. — Janet Fletcher, San Francisco Chronicle, "Why not wood-fire all your meals?," 17 Jan. 2018

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First Known Use of firebrick

1749, in the meaning defined above

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