firestone

¹ American  

[fahyuhr-stohn] / ˈfaɪərˌstoʊn /

noun

1. a fire-resisting stone, especially a kind of sandstone used in fireplaces, furnaces, etc.

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Firestone ² American  

[fahyuhr-stohn] / ˈfaɪərˌstoʊn /

noun

1. Harvey Samuel, 1868–1938, U.S. industrialist and rubber manufacturer.

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firestone British  

/ ˈfaɪəˌstəʊn /

noun

1. a sandstone that withstands intense heat, esp one used for lining kilns, furnaces, etc

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Etymology

Origin of firestone

before 1000; late Middle English fyyrstone, Old English fȳrstān. See fire, stone

Example Sentences

She pointed to a stall where a wizened little woman was grill-ing meat and onions on a hot firestone.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

There has been much discussion as to its material, which seems, however, to be not terra-cotta or some other composition, but firestone.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Palmer, G. H. (George Henry)

In parts of Surrey, where calcareous matter is largely intermixed with sand, it forms a stone called malm-rock or firestone.

From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir

Ancaster stone has been chiefly employed, except in the roof, where the ribs of the vaulting are of Bath stone, the filling being made up of chalk and firestone.

From Bell's Cathedrals: Southwark Cathedral Formerly the Collegiate Church of St. Saviour, Otherwise St. Mary Overie. A Short History and Description of the Fabric, with Some Account of the College and the See by Worley, George

And—a very little sound but very clear—she could hear the beating of the firestone.

From Tales of Space and Time by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)