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firestriker

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A piece of high-carbon steel used for striking a spark, usually kept in a tinderbox with flint and tinder.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: firesteel, steel

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From fire + striker.

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: uror — piece of steel used for striking a spark
  • Albanian: masat — piece of steel used for striking a spark
  • Arabic: مِقْدَح (miqdaḥ) — piece of steel used for striking a spark
  • Armenian: հրահան (hrahan) — piece of steel used for striking a spark
  • Armenian: չախմախ (čʻaxmax) — piece of steel used for striking a spark
  • Bulgarian: огниво (ognivo) — piece of steel used for striking a spark
  • Catalan: foguer — piece of steel used for striking a spark
  • Old Czech: křesač — piece of steel used for striking a spark
  • Dutch: vuurslag — piece of steel used for striking a spark
  • Dutch: vuurijzer — piece of steel used for striking a spark
  • Finnish: karkku — piece of steel used for striking a spark
  • Finnish: tulusrauta — piece of steel used for striking a spark
  • Finnish: tulirauta — piece of steel used for striking a spark
  • French: briquet — piece of steel used for striking a spark
  • Georgian: კვესი (ḳvesi) — piece of steel used for striking a spark
  • German: Feuerstahl — piece of steel used for striking a spark
  • German: Feuerschläger — piece of steel used for striking a spark
  • German: Schlageisen — piece of steel used for striking a spark
  • German: Feuereisen — piece of steel used for striking a spark
  • German: Feuerschurf — piece of steel used for striking a spark
  • German: Pinkeisen — piece of steel used for striking a spark
  • Hungarian: tűzacél — piece of steel used for striking a spark
  • Italian: acciarino — piece of steel used for striking a spark
  • Macedonian: огнило (ognilo) — piece of steel used for striking a spark
  • Plautdietsch: Fiastrikja — piece of steel used for striking a spark
  • Polish: krzesiwo — piece of steel used for striking a spark
  • Portuguese: eslabão — piece of steel used for striking a spark
  • Romanian: amnar — piece of steel used for striking a spark
  • Russian: креса́ло (kresálo) — piece of steel used for striking a spark
  • Russian: огни́во (ognívo) — piece of steel used for striking a spark
  • Spanish: eslabón — piece of steel used for striking a spark
  • Ottoman Turkish: چاقماق (çakmak) — piece of steel used for striking a spark
  • Venetan: batifogo — piece of steel used for striking a spark
  • Venetan: açałin — piece of steel used for striking a spark