non-burnable

Updated: May 12, 2025

Part of the gas bag was punctured, but the unbroken compartments hold!" "If part of the gas leaked out I don't see why it wasn't all set on fire and exploded," observed Captain Warner. "It's a non-burnable gas," Tom quickly explained. "But come on. This may be our very chance. There seems to be something going on that may be in our favor."

Victor [pseud.] Appleton - Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship, or, the Naval Terror of the Seas

Placed at the top, they also serve to discourage chimney swallows from nesting in the throat of an old-fashioned chimney, to the doubtful pleasure of the occupants of the house. For the roof there are slate and non-burnable shingles as well as a system by which weather boarding under wooden shingles can be replaced with panels of fireproof plaster sheathing.

Renee Richmond Huntley Ormsbee - If You're Going to Live in the Country