firebreak, fireguard
(noun) a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fireguard (plural fireguards)
A mesh screen around a fire to prevent sparks or falling embers.
• fire screen
• firescreen
Source: Wiktionary
15 March 2025
(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
