FIREBRICK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does firebrick mean? 

• FIREBRICK (noun)
  The noun FIREBRICK has 1 sense:

1. brick made of fire clay; used for lining e.g. furnaces and chimneys

  Familiarity information: FIREBRICK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FIREBRICK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Brick made of fire clay; used for lining e.g. furnaces and chimneys

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("firebrick" is a kind of...):

brick (rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material)

Meronyms (substance of "firebrick"):

fireclay (a heat-resistant clay)