4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: 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 From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: 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) From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: Firestone, CO -- U.S. town in Colorado Population (2000): 1908 Housing Units (2000): 664 Land area (2000): 5.342994 sq. miles (13.838290 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.040001 sq. miles (0.103603 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5.382995 sq. miles (13.941893 sq. km) FIPS code: 26600 Located within: Colorado (CO), FIPS 08 Location: 40.131295 N, 104.935990 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Firestone, CO Firestone
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