firestone

¹

[ fahyuhr-stohn ]

noun

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

Firestone

²

[ fahyuhr-stohn ]

noun

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

firestone

/ ˈfaɪəˌstəʊn /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of firestone¹

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

Example Sentences

In the late 1990s, treads on Firestone radial tires were separating and curling like snakeskins in hot weather, causing Ford Explorers and Expeditions to veer all over the highways and flip.

From Washington Post

Schaffer’s plea agreement notes that he is cooperating, which could reduce his sentence range to 21 to 27 months, Firestone said.

From Washington Post

On the other side, defendants who cooperate with investigators can get a letter from prosecutors seeking a downward departure, which can result in a 50 percent reduction in a sentence, Firestone noted.

From Washington Post

The images include a Firestone tire, a frosted cake, a nuclear cloud, and a little girl beneath a hair dryer.

From The Daily Beast

“I am in deepest despair with no movement possible in any direction,” Firestone wrote to Laya some weeks later.

From The Daily Beast

Death of a Revolutionary Susan Faludi, The New Yorker Shulamith Firestone helped to create a new society.

From The Daily Beast

“Some of the guys think they are Michael Jackson,” said Firestone, setting himself apart from others who share his profession.

From The Daily Beast

Firestone has worked to get each move exact, practicing endlessly surrounded by mirrors.

From The Daily Beast

They took the firestone and a flint, and then Ugh-lomi went down to the foot of the cliff very cautiously, and found his axe.

From Project Gutenberg

Noodle waited for three hours; then he took up the firestone ring, and putting it on his finger set out into the world.

From Project Gutenberg

He put to his lips the firestone ring—the Sweetener—and blew but one note through it.

From Project Gutenberg

Empty he found it, with only his firestone hanging by the rim, and once again he let it down to be refilled.

From Project Gutenberg

We were early abroad, for Colonel Firestone was anxious to obtain proper arms and equipment on the strength of Goring's order.

From Project Gutenberg