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spark arrestor

noun

Definitions

  1. Any device that prevents the emission of flammable debris from combustion sources.

    • Spark arrestors play a critical role in the prevention of wildland fire and ignition of explosive atmospheres.
    • At the outbreak of the Second World War, the number of locomotives at the depot was bolstered by the loan of several tank engines from the GWR, usually fitted with the distinctive "balloon" spark arrestors.

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