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fire extinguisher
noun
- a portable container, usually filled with special chemicals for putting out a fire.
fire-extinguisher
noun
- a portable device for extinguishing fires, usually consisting of a canister with a directional nozzle used to direct a spray of water, chemically generated foam, inert gas, or fine powder onto the fire
Word History and Origins
Origin of fire extinguisher1
Example Sentences
The pilots received a fire warning in the cockpit, shut down the engine and deployed fire extinguishers.
Hardy, of Melton High Street, Rotherham, was sentenced to three years in prison after he threw fence panels, a fire extinguisher and a chair at the line of officers.
"They had fire extinguishers on board but unfortunately the fire appears to have taken hold very quickly, so they did the right thing in calling us and asking for assistance."
Flat glass marbles on the fire extinguisher “body” glittered in the sunlight.
In Rotherham, at least ten police officers were injured with one left unconscious after anti-immigration demonstrators threw planks of wood at officers and sprayed them with fire extinguishers, South Yorkshire police said.
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