Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antifire

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-tifire
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Opposing or countering fire.

Example Sentences

"But the issue of fire prevention at home remained salient through the end of the war, when the Advertising Council—responsible for Flagg's poster and other antifire propaganda of the war years—created the image of Smokey Bear[…]"

Etymology

From anti- + fire.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti

Questions

What does antifire mean?: Opposing or countering fire.
Where does antifire come from?: From anti- + fire.

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