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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Firestone \Fire"stone`\ (?; 110), n. [AS. f?rst[=a]n flint; f?r fire + st[=a]n stone.] 1. Iron pyrites, formerly used for striking fire; also a flint. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [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)
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