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fire hat

noun

  1. a helmet worn by a firefighter as a defense against falling materials from burning structures.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fire hat1

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
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Example Sentences

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NANTUCKET, Mass. — President Joe Biden on Thursday delivered at least half a dozen pumpkin pies to Massachusetts firefighters during a Thanksgiving Day show of appreciation and his toddler grandson walked away with a red fire hat topping his blond curls.

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He also gave away a children’s book on fire safety and a plastic fire hat for those who won.

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Fire in a church—Catholic—little marble images all round the room in niches; wall began to totter; statues began to fall; St. Andrew knocked my fire hat over my eyes; St. Peter threw his whole weight on my big toe; St. Jerome hit me a clip over the head, which laid me sprawling, when a picture of the Holy Family fell and covered me up like a bed quilt.

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He stood on a bearskin rug before the blazing fire, hat in hand, boots polished, tall and trim with his handsome head bowed just a trifle.

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Hagman will often go crosseyed in closeups, and has been known to come to work wearing a fire hat with a revolving red light.

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