Firestone

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