asbestos
<jargon> Used as a modifier to anything intended to protect one from
flames; also in other highly flame-suggestive usages. E.g., asbestos longjohns,
asbestos cork award.
[Jargon File]
(1996-02-06)
Nearby terms:
AS/400 « ASA « asap « asbestos » asbestos cork award
» asbestos longjohns » ascender
