fire wall
nounDefinition of fire wall
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: a wall constructed to prevent the spread of fire
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usually firewall \ ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌwȯl 
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: computer hardware or software that prevents unauthorized access to private data (as on a company's local area network or intranet) by outside computer users (as of the Internet)
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: computer hardware or software that prevents unauthorized access to private data (as on a company's local area network or intranet) by outside computer users (as of the Internet)
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Yogi was near the fire wall when a tangle of wires fell from above, knocking him off balance. — Sean Flynn, Esquire, "The Perfect Fire," 9 Mar. 2017 Wahlen said the building at 1214 VFW Parkway is a loss, but a fire wall saved the adjoining building at 1216 VFW Parkway. — John Hilliard And Felicia Gans, BostonGlobe.com, "Boston battles three fires, including six-alarm blaze in West Roxbury," 12 May 2018 The wall in question was a fire wall owned by the city, left exposed after a Woolworth building was torn down by the city's Downtown Development Authority to make room for the Festival Square, Eustice said. — Bryce Airgood, Detroit Free Press, "Cheboygan has the same happy bunnies as Royal Oak: Here's why.," 6 July 2018 Some fire doors don’t latch properly, fire walls aren’t maintained and some sprinklers don’t work, inspectors said. — Washington Post, "US: Care lacking at troubled Washington psychiatric hospital," 27 June 2018 The telephone pole had penetrated all the way through the front end to the fire wall, and there were no skid marks,’’ according to the report. — Joshua Miller, BostonGlobe.com, "State senator enters alcohol treatment," 28 Mar. 2018 Zipperer made the letter public and Schimel fired Wall in April 2016 for advocating shredding public documents. — Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Former corrections chief: Wisconsin's AG Brad Schimel 'completely botched' probe of teen prison," 2 Jan. 2018 Zipperer made the letter public and Schimel fired Wall for advocating destroying public records. — Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Former Wisconsin prisons chief says Brad Schimel's aide declined request for charges against Lincoln Hills guard," 8 Jan. 2018 Use your router’s built-in fire wall, confirm it’s enabled. — Sam Wood, Philly.com, "How to protect your Internet-of-Things devices," 15 Dec. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fire wall.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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