fire preventionn.

Brit.

/ˈfʌɪə prᵻˌvɛnʃn/, U.S.

/ˈfaɪ(ə)r priˌvɛn(t)ʃ(ə)n/,

/ˈfaɪ(ə)r prəˌvɛn(t)ʃ(ə)n/

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

Etymology: < fire n. + prevention n.

The prevention of fire by the implementation of measures intended to minimize the risk of an outbreak of fire, or of harm or damage in the event of a fire.Recorded earliest in attributive use.

ΚΠ

1810 Courier 21 Mar. The London Building Regulation and Fire Prevention Bill was read a second time.

1824 Mirror Lit., Amusem., & Instr. 25 Sept. 240/1 (title) Fire Prevention.

1840 Penny Mag. 11 July 271/1 We may fairly expect that..the principle of fire-prevention will form part of the system by which most houses will be built.

1918 Statistics Fire Depts. 1917 (U.S. Dept. Commerce) 16/1 Perhaps one of the most effective methods of fire prevention in certain hazardous establishments is the installation of automatic sprinklers.

1941 Manch. Guardian Weekly 10 Jan. 18 Everyone now realises the great importance of fire-watching and fire prevention.

2015 Politics & Govt. Week 30 Apr. 5173 Sprinkler systems..installed for fire prevention inside commercial buildings.

Compounds

General attributive, as fire prevention measure, fire prevention officer, etc.

ΚΠ

1810Fire Prevention Bill [see main sense].

1918 Statistics Fire Depts. 1917 (U.S. Dept. Commerce) 7/2 Prevention measures may be carried out through the fire department, through a special fire-prevention force.

1986 W. H. Johnson in A. Limon et al. Home Owner Man. (ed. 2) iv. iv. 584 The fact that a duct system necessarily forms a communication channel from room to room has not escaped the attention of fire prevention officers.

2015 Sunday Times (Ireland ed.) (Nexis) 7 June (Business section) 15 Building regulations have changed dramatically since the early 1990s, with fire prevention measures now a legal requirement.

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

单词	fire prevention
释义	fire preventionn. Brit. /ˈfʌɪə prᵻˌvɛnʃn/, U.S. /ˈfaɪ(ə)r priˌvɛn(t)ʃ(ə)n/, /ˈfaɪ(ə)r prəˌvɛn(t)ʃ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fire n., prevention n. Etymology: < fire n. + prevention n. The prevention of fire by the implementation of measures intended to minimize the risk of an outbreak of fire, or of harm or damage in the event of a fire.Recorded earliest in attributive use. ΚΠ 1810 Courier 21 Mar. The London Building Regulation and Fire Prevention Bill was read a second time. 1824 Mirror Lit., Amusem., & Instr. 25 Sept. 240/1 (title) Fire Prevention. 1840 Penny Mag. 11 July 271/1 We may fairly expect that..the principle of fire-prevention will form part of the system by which most houses will be built. 1918 Statistics Fire Depts. 1917 (U.S. Dept. Commerce) 16/1 Perhaps one of the most effective methods of fire prevention in certain hazardous establishments is the installation of automatic sprinklers. 1941 Manch. Guardian Weekly 10 Jan. 18 Everyone now realises the great importance of fire-watching and fire prevention. 2015 Politics & Govt. Week 30 Apr. 5173 Sprinkler systems..installed for fire prevention inside commercial buildings. Compounds General attributive, as fire prevention measure, fire prevention officer, etc. ΚΠ 1810Fire Prevention Bill [see main sense]. 1918 Statistics Fire Depts. 1917 (U.S. Dept. Commerce) 7/2 Prevention measures may be carried out through the fire department, through a special fire-prevention force. 1986 W. H. Johnson in A. Limon et al. Home Owner Man. (ed. 2) iv. iv. 584 The fact that a duct system necessarily forms a communication channel from room to room has not escaped the attention of fire prevention officers. 2015 Sunday Times (Ireland ed.) (Nexis) 7 June (Business section) 15 Building regulations have changed dramatically since the early 1990s, with fire prevention measures now a legal requirement. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1810
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