Firedog — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

metal supports for logs in a fireplace

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈaɪɚdɑːɡ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈaɪədɒɡ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈaɪədɒɡ/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈaɪɚdɑːɡ/.

Examples

the andirons were too hot to touch

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dog dog-iron andiron

Parts of Speech

noun	metal supports for logs in a fireplace “the andirons were too hot to touch”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Feuerhund

Metallstützen für Holzscheite in einem Kamin

🇫🇷French

chenet

supports métalliques pour bûches dans une cheminée

🇪🇸Spanish

perro de fuego

soportes metálicos para troncos en una chimenea

🇮🇹Italian

alare

supporti metallici per tronchi in un camino

🇳🇱Dutch

vuurhond

metalen steunen voor houtblokken in een open haard

🇵🇹Portuguese

cachorro demitido

suportes de metal para lenha em uma lareira

🇷🇺Russian

пожарная собака

металлические опоры для дров в камине

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आग का कुत्ता

फायरप्लेस में लॉग के लिए धातु का समर्थन

🇧🇩Bengali

ফায়ারডগ

একটি অগ্নিকুণ্ড মধ্যে লগ জন্য ধাতু সমর্থন করে

🇮🇳Tamil

நெருப்பு நாய்

நெருப்பிடம் உள்ள பதிவுகளுக்கான உலோக ஆதரவு

🇮🇳Telugu

అగ్ని కుక్క

ఒక పొయ్యి లో లాగ్స్ కోసం మెటల్ మద్దతు

🇮🇳Marathi

फायरडॉग

फायरप्लेसमधील लॉगसाठी मेटल सपोर्ट करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફાયરડોગ

ફાયરપ્લેસમાં લોગ માટે મેટલ સપોર્ટ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೆಂಕಿ ನಾಯಿ

ಅಗ್ಗಿಸ್ಟಿಕೆ ಸ್ಥಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಲಾಗ್‌ಗಳಿಗೆ ಲೋಹದ ಬೆಂಬಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തീപ്പട്ടി

ഒരു അടുപ്പിലെ ലോഗുകൾക്കുള്ള ലോഹ പിന്തുണ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਾਇਰਡੌਗ

ਇੱਕ ਫਾਇਰਪਲੇਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਲੌਗਾਂ ਲਈ ਧਾਤ ਦਾ ਸਮਰਥਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

فائر ڈاگ

ایک چمنی میں لاگ کے لئے دھات کی حمایت کرتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

火狗

壁炉中原木的金属支架

🇯🇵Japanese

消防犬

暖炉の丸太用の金属製サポート

🇰🇷Korean

방화독

벽난로의 통나무를 위한 금속 지지대

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chó cứu hỏa

giá đỡ bằng kim loại cho các khúc gỗ trong lò sưởi

🇹🇭Thai

สุนัขดับเพลิง

โลหะรองรับท่อนไม้ในเตาผิง

🇮🇩Indonesian

anjing pemadam kebakaran

penyangga logam untuk kayu gelondongan di perapian

🇲🇾Malay

anjing api

penyokong logam untuk kayu balak di dalam perapian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كلب النار

دعامات معدنية لسجلات في الموقد

🇮🇷Persian

سگ آتشین

تکیه گاه های فلزی برای سیاهه های مربوط در شومینه

🇹🇷Turkish

ocak ayağı

şöminedeki kütükler için metal destekler

🇮🇱Hebrew

כלב אש

תמיכות מתכת לבולי עץ באח

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