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overfire

UK /ˌəʊvəˈfaɪə/US /ˌoʊvɚˈfaɪ(ə)ɹ/

verb 3
/ˈoʊvɚˌfaɪ(ə)ɹ/ adjective 1
forms 3

verb3

•
To create too large a fire in a fireplace, furnace, firebox, etc.
- I found that the Chapelon steamed almost too freely, because on a strange locomotive and road one usually tends to overfire a little through a natural lack of confidence. — 1961
•
To fire at a high (or excessively high) temperature.
- The principal criteria of the value of the clay as determined by burning are the overfiring temperature and the softening point. — 1922
Of a cell or group of cells: to fire excessively.

overfire

UK /ˈəʊvəfaɪə/US /ˈoʊvɚˌfaɪ(ə)ɹ/

adjective1

Of a boiler, furnace, or other heating device: relating to components or other things that are located above the fire.

forms

overfired · overfiring · overfires

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