combustible material

collocation in English

meaningsofcombustibleandmaterial

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combustible
adjective
uk
/kəmˈbʌs.tə.bəl/us
/kəmˈbʌs.tə.bəl/
able to ...
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material
noun
uk
/məˈtɪə.ri.əl/us
/məˈtɪr.i.əl/
a physical substance that things can be ...
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(Definition ofcombustibleandmaterialfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Fires raged for hours because of the lack of pumps and the inaccessibility of narrow alleyways overhung by buildings full ofcombustiblematerial.
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These layers indicate incineration with some type ofcombustiblematerialon multiple occasions.
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Blame could be deflected away from the destructor, andcombustiblematerialcould be obtained to feed its undernourished fires.
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Those bings might have gone on fire because they are composed of highlycombustiblematerial.
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It is positively wicked for any colliery to continue to pourcombustiblematerialupon a fire which is already alight, but that is being done.
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In this industrial age there is morecombustiblemateriallying about than ever before in our history, explosive material, which has destroyed many nations.
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You cannot have complete freedom of speech at present with so muchcombustiblematerialin the world.
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They arecombustiblematerialfor any extreme party.
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No othercombustiblematerialused in furniture possesses all those properties together.
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It advises on safety and on the efficient use of a verycombustiblematerialin the home.
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It is a cast of mind, and so we are handling extremelycombustiblematerial.
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It is far from clear how the vital high standards of advice on the use ofcombustiblematerialand on installing equipment, together with the supporting service, will be maintained.
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Endeavour has been made to reduce the fire by the removal ofcombustiblematerialand the selection of the material tipped on the heap.
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That would certainly be cheaper so far as it goes than to extinguish and to keep on extinguishingcombustiblematerialof that kind and taking various costly health measures.
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I understand that no further spontaneouslycombustiblematerialis being added to the heap and that an effort is to be made to quench the fire with water.
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Arsonists sometimes use large amounts of availablecombustiblematerialrather than ignitable liquids in attempts to try to avoid detection.
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This one would be the result of a natural gas line being struck by a truck setting thiscombustiblematerialinto flames.
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Thecombustiblematerialresults in smoke, which stains the unglazed portions of the pottery black.
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The shelter should be located so that there is nocombustiblematerialdirectly outside it.
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It is noncombustible, but, being a strong oxidizing agent, it will accelerate the burning ofcombustiblematerial.
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