Definition of fireplace Fireplace

/fajˈɚplejˌs/ - [fayerpleys] - fire•place

We found 6 definitions of fireplace from 6 different sources.

What does fireplace mean?

Noun Plural: fireplaces
fireplace - an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built; "the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it"; "he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it"; "the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires"
		hearth, open fireplace
		niche, recess (ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)
		chimney a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
		fire the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"
		fire iron metal fireside implements
		fireside, hearth home symbolized as a part of the fireplace; "driven from hearth and home"; "fighting in defense of their firesides"
		hearthstone a stone that forms a hearth
		chimneypiece, mantel, mantelpiece, mantlepiece, mantle shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in Britain they call a mantel a chimneypiece"

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fireplace (Noun)
An open hearth for holding a fire at the base of a chimney.

fireplace (n.)
The part a chimney appropriated to the fire; a hearth; -- usually an open recess in a wall, in which a fire may be built.

fireplace
An open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire may be built.

A fireplace is a brick or metal structure used to hold a fire. Fireplaces are most often used for heating but they can also be used for cooking. The part of the fireplace that holds the fire is called a "firebox" or a "firepit". There is a chimney or flue above the firebox that lets the smoke from the fire go outside.

Until the early 1900s, most homes had one or more fireplaces as a source of heat for the residents of the house. In the mid-1900s, gas, oil, and electric heaters became more common and fireplaces were used less often as a source of heat. In the late 1900s, fireplaces were less commonly built in new houses.