fire precautionn.

Brit.

/ˈfʌɪə prᵻˌkɔːʃn/, U.S.

/ˈfaɪ(ə)r priˌkɔʃ(ə)n/,

/ˈfaɪ(ə)r prəˌkɔʃ(ə)n/,

/ˈfaɪ(ə)r priˌkɑʃ(ə)n/,

/ˈfaɪ(ə)r prəˌkɑʃ(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fire n., precaution n.

Etymology: < fire n. + precaution n.

Frequently in plural. A measure taken to reduce the potential damage or danger in the event of a fire, such as the provision of firefighting equipment; (also) a precautionary measure which minimizes the risk of an outbreak of fire. Cf. fire prevention n., fire measure n. at fire n. and int. Compounds 2a.

ΚΠ

1724 A. Boyer Polit. State Great Brit. June xxviii. 262 The Reasonableness, Usefulness, nay, indispensable Necessity, of this additional Part of Fire Precautions [sc. a water-engine], will..gain..universal Approbation.

1861 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 6 Dec. 53/1 (heading) Fire Precautions. The greatest care has been taken to have ample means at hand for the prompt extinction of that enemy which is common to all buildings.

1872 Evening Jrnl. (Indianapolis) 28 Dec. 1/3 At the late inspection made by the Fire Marshall..a few orders were given and carried out for requisite fire precautions.

1942 Life 21 Sept. 116/2 The train..is used to fight grass fires..and to wet down the snowsheds every day as a fire precaution.

1975 Scouting May 12/1 The strictest fire precautions are mandatory in camp. The precautions start with one simple rule: Keep open flames away from tents.

1992 Independent (Nexis) 6 Sept. 55 They both rhapsodise over the old kitchen, formerly separate from the house as a fire precaution.

2011 G. Ramachandran & D. Charters Quantitative Risk Assessment in Fire Safety i. 3 We can assess the impact of fire retardant or non-combustible materials, fire detection, extinguishers, sprinklers,..on reducing the frequency of severe fires if, say, all these fire precautions fail.

Compounds

General attributive, as fire precaution measure, fire precaution method, etc.

ΚΠ

1914 Royal Engineers Jrnl. 1 Feb. 69 (title) Report on the survey and demarcation, and the fire precaution arrangements.

1952 Official Gaz. (Kenya) 9 Sept. 873/1 The candidate must have at least five years practical experience in up-to-date fire-fighting and fire-precaution methods.

1973 Daily News (Middlesboro, Kentucky) 17 Aug. 6/5 The board needed to install new fire precaution equipment..in nine of the county's schools.

2009 A. L. Chan & S. K. Fong in T. T. Chow Devel. Trends Building Services Engin. iv. 21 Such a tragedy could be avoided if..fire precaution measures were in place.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fire precaution
释义	fire precautionn. Brit. /ˈfʌɪə prᵻˌkɔːʃn/, U.S. /ˈfaɪ(ə)r priˌkɔʃ(ə)n/, /ˈfaɪ(ə)r prəˌkɔʃ(ə)n/, /ˈfaɪ(ə)r priˌkɑʃ(ə)n/, /ˈfaɪ(ə)r prəˌkɑʃ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fire n., precaution n. Etymology: < fire n. + precaution n. Frequently in plural. A measure taken to reduce the potential damage or danger in the event of a fire, such as the provision of firefighting equipment; (also) a precautionary measure which minimizes the risk of an outbreak of fire. Cf. fire prevention n., fire measure n. at fire n. and int. Compounds 2a. ΚΠ 1724 A. Boyer Polit. State Great Brit. June xxviii. 262 The Reasonableness, Usefulness, nay, indispensable Necessity, of this additional Part of Fire Precautions [sc. a water-engine], will..gain..universal Approbation. 1861 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 6 Dec. 53/1 (heading) Fire Precautions. The greatest care has been taken to have ample means at hand for the prompt extinction of that enemy which is common to all buildings. 1872 Evening Jrnl. (Indianapolis) 28 Dec. 1/3 At the late inspection made by the Fire Marshall..a few orders were given and carried out for requisite fire precautions. 1942 Life 21 Sept. 116/2 The train..is used to fight grass fires..and to wet down the snowsheds every day as a fire precaution. 1975 Scouting May 12/1 The strictest fire precautions are mandatory in camp. The precautions start with one simple rule: Keep open flames away from tents. 1992 Independent (Nexis) 6 Sept. 55 They both rhapsodise over the old kitchen, formerly separate from the house as a fire precaution. 2011 G. Ramachandran & D. Charters Quantitative Risk Assessment in Fire Safety i. 3 We can assess the impact of fire retardant or non-combustible materials, fire detection, extinguishers, sprinklers,..on reducing the frequency of severe fires if, say, all these fire precautions fail. Compounds General attributive, as fire precaution measure, fire precaution method, etc. ΚΠ 1914 Royal Engineers Jrnl. 1 Feb. 69 (title) Report on the survey and demarcation, and the fire precaution arrangements. 1952 Official Gaz. (Kenya) 9 Sept. 873/1 The candidate must have at least five years practical experience in up-to-date fire-fighting and fire-precaution methods. 1973 Daily News (Middlesboro, Kentucky) 17 Aug. 6/5 The board needed to install new fire precaution equipment..in nine of the county's schools. 2009 A. L. Chan & S. K. Fong in T. T. Chow Devel. Trends Building Services Engin. iv. 21 Such a tragedy could be avoided if..fire precaution measures were in place. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1724
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