"fire stop" meaning in English

See fire stop in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: fire stops [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fire stop (plural fire stops)
  1. Alternative spelling of firestop Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: firestop
    Sense id: en-fire_stop-en-noun-jfwVifXo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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