Definitions
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- noun any agent that retards or delays or hinders
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Yes | No | Report from peter wrote 1 year 3 weeks ago if you already have a flame from tissue or something look for a birch tree and pull of the birch bark (if the birch bark is dry use to start a fire) the wood under the birch should be dry because the bark is water pretty retardent.
How do you find wood for a survival fire, if the snow pack on the ground is 3-4'? 2009
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Yes | No | Report from peter wrote 1 year 3 weeks ago if you already have a flame from tissue or something look for a birch tree and pull of the birch bark (if the birch bark is dry use to start a fire) the wood under the birch should be dry because the bark is water pretty retardent.
How do you find wood for a survival fire, if the snow pack on the ground is 3-4'? 2009
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Yes | No | Report from jamesti wrote 1 day 16 hours ago think fireproof and not fire retardent
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Yes | No | Report from jamesti wrote 1 day 16 hours ago think fireproof and not fire retardent
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Their faces were covered with flame retardent clothing
Ooooh….. I didn’t know that! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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City engulfed in flames and theater is flame retardent & surrounded by giant moat
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Take a look at aircraft spraying crops, or fire retardent.
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Those two guys humping on the bike should try the jet bike, although the stoker is going to have a hard time... so to speak... without a fire-retardent pants yabbies' protectant in olive drab colorway.
Working in Tandem: Love and Cycling BikeSnobNYC 2010
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Flame retardent apron stretches across chairs armrest to prevent hot cigarette end from falling onto clothing or between you and the chair.
Boing Boing 2007
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The biggest retardent I ever saw was when Corky ran full speed into my locker in high school.
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