Firestone

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
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 The 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]
    
from 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)
    
from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
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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