Spark Arrester 1 : (1) Device to prevent the escape of sparks from a smoke stack. (2) Device to minimise or prevent sparking where an electrical circuit is made or broken. (3) Frame-work of wire mesh within the exhaust of vehicles
H. J. Porter (Chairman - Technical Committee), Dictionary of Fire Technology, The Institution of Fire Engineers, The Victory Press (Leicester) Ltd. 1979 UK. (Fr Tech - Brit) {81}