"fireward" meaning in English

See fireward in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more fireward [comparative], most fireward [superlative]
Etymology: From fire + -ward. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fire|ward}} fire + -ward Head templates: {{en-adj}} fireward (comparative more fireward, superlative most fireward)
  1. Which faces a fire; which lies in the direction of a fire, etc.
    Sense id: en-fireward-en-adj-pnEbiXJi Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ward Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ward: 93 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adverb

Etymology: From fire + -ward. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fire|ward}} fire + -ward Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} fireward (not comparable)
  1. Toward a fire. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-fireward-en-adv-ovTWwseV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: firewards [plural]
Etymology: From fire + ward. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fire|ward}} fire + ward Head templates: {{en-noun}} fireward (plural firewards)
  1. (obsolete) A fire chief. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-fireward-en-noun-o5fy2xLG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 1 63 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 3 65 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 2 66 1
  2. (obsolete) A fireman. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-fireward-en-noun-Rricmz9f
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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