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extinguisher
[ ik-sting-gwi-sher ]
noun
- a person or thing that extinguishes.
- an instrument consisting of a cone-shaped cup attached to a handle or the end of a pole, for extinguishing a candle by momentarily closing off the burning wick from the air.
Word History and Origins
Origin of extinguisher1
Example Sentences
One security guard reported that the fire extinguisher failed to work when he tried to douse the flames.
Cuccinelli helped the driver out of the cab of the truck and then went in search of a fire extinguisher.
Tupac was 17 or 18 years old when he stopped me from hitting this guy over the head with a fire extinguisher.
If one device overheats in a passenger cabin, that fire can be readily handled with an extinguisher.
A War Office extinguisher from under which only a few evil-smelling phrases escape.
That fellow in a tall extinguisher cap made of lamb's wool is a Persian.
I gave my man his guinea, and after dousing his link in a great iron extinguisher at the side of the door, he sped happily away.
A tin-plate cover which fits easily over the whole lamp serves as an extinguisher.
The serviceman had come out and collected it, clucking in dismay at the mess the extinguisher had left.
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