firebrick

See also: fire brick

English

Etymology

fire +‎ brick

Noun

firebrick (plural firebricks)

a brick capable of withstanding high temperatures without deforming.
- 1961 March, C. P. Boocock, “The organisation of Eastleigh Locomotive Works”, in Trains Illustrated, page 162:
  Eastleigh Locomotive Works: Layout and functions of shops [...] Brick Shop: Manufacture of firebricks.

Related terms

fire brick

Translations

a brick capable of withstanding high temperatures

Bulgarian: огнеупорна тухла f (ogneuporna tuhla)
Finnish: tulenkestävä tiili, tulitiili (fi)
Greek: πυρότουβλο (el) n (pyrótouvlo)
Spanish: ladrillo refractario m

Further reading

Firebrick in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

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