fire block in English

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      "form": "fire blocks",
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        "A wooden block built into the interior of a wall or floor, running perpendicular to stud and joist cavities, especially in balloon-frame construction, intended to inhibit the spread of fire within stud and/or joist cavities."
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          "floor",
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          "balloon-frame",
          "balloon-frame"
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          "fire",
          "fire"
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        {
          "word": "fire stop"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fire block"
}

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      "glosses": [
        "A wooden block built into the interior of a wall or floor, running perpendicular to stud and joist cavities, especially in balloon-frame construction, intended to inhibit the spread of fire within stud and/or joist cavities."
      ],
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        ],
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          "wall",
          "wall"
        ],
        [
          "floor",
          "floor"
        ],
        [
          "balloon-frame",
          "balloon-frame"
        ],
        [
          "inhibit",
          "inhibit"
        ],
        [
          "fire",
          "fire"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "fire stop"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fire block"
}

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"fire block" meaning in English

Noun

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