fire hat

American  

noun

1. a helmet worn by a firefighter as a defense against falling materials from burning structures.

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Etymology

Origin of fire hat

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Example Sentences

Actor Tom Bosley puts the croaking little mayor back under his fire hat in a well-made little musical.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hagman will often go crosseyed in closeups, and has been known to come to work wearing a fire hat with a revolving red light.

From Time Magazine Archive

Actor Tom Bosley puts the craoking little mayor back under his fire hat in a well-made little musical.

From Time Magazine Archive

He stood on a bearskin rug before the blazing fire, hat in hand, boots polished, tall and trim with his handsome head bowed just a trifle.

From The Last Straw by Titus, Harold