flameproof
adjective
flame·proof
ˈflām-ˌprüf 
: resistant to damage or burning on contact with flame
flameproof
transitive verb
flameproofer
noun
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And although urban unrest had often burst forth from public-housing developments, the projects in the Bronx were virtually flameproof.
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Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
In a flameproof casserole or Dutch oven over medium heat, heat the olive oil.
—Jill Gibson, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Jan. 2023
Choose a shallow flameproof roasting pan or dish barely larger than the chicken, or use a 10-inch skillet with an all-metal handle.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2022
Each of the unearthly, long-nosed machines is attended by a mobile I.C.U. of generators, steel trolleys, laptops, tire blankets, and uniformed mechanics in crash helmets and flameproof gear.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2022
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Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
In a flameproof casserole or Dutch oven over medium heat, heat the olive oil.
—Jill Gibson, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Jan. 2023
Choose a shallow flameproof roasting pan or dish barely larger than the chicken, or use a 10-inch skillet with an all-metal handle.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2022
Each of the unearthly, long-nosed machines is attended by a mobile I.C.U. of generators, steel trolleys, laptops, tire blankets, and uniformed mechanics in crash helmets and flameproof gear.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2022
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“Flameproof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flameproof. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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