firestone

3 definitions found

firestone - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Firestone \Fire"stone`\ (?; 110), n. [AS. f[=y]rst[=a]n flint;
     f[=y]r fire + st[=a]n stone.]
     1. Iron pyrites, formerly used for striking fire; also, a
        flint.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A stone which will bear the heat of a furnace without
        injury; -- especially applied to the sandstone at the top
        of the upper greensand in the south of England, used for
        lining kilns and furnaces. --Ure.
        [1913 Webster]

firestone - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  firestone
      n 1: a piece of flint that is struck to light a fire
      2: a sandstone that withstands intense heat; used to line
         fireplaces and furnaces and kilns

firestone - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Firestone, CO (town, FIPS 26600)
    Location: 40.12093 N, 104.93400 W
    Population (1990): 1358 (455 housing units)
    Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)