We had fire retardant, irrigation systems. We winched staff into the area to make sure that we were doing everything we could to protect the trees, and fortunately it paid off.
Source: tatoeba (8462213)
Retardant
Synonyms for "retardant" (30 found)
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Related words (15)
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4 translations across 2 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- забавящ noun (Translations)
- спъващ noun (Translations)
Swedish
2 entries- hämmare noun (Translations)
- skyddsmedel noun (Translations)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
It took until last year for mattresses and furniture containing the highly toxic retardant deca-BDE to be banned, under European law, from sale. […] To make matters worse, far from saving us from fires, flame retardants appear to increase the risk.
Source: wiktionary
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