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fire extinguisher
noun
: a portable or wheeled apparatus for putting out small fires by ejecting extinguishing chemicals
Examples of fire extinguisher in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Video aired by Fox 5 also showed a Jeep parked next to the building on fire, with station employees using fire extinguishers to put it out.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2024
The latter feature is likely why the vehicle was chosen for use as a fire truck at the 1967 Italian Grand Prix by fire extinguisher company CEA Estintori.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 Jan. 2024
Available over the counter as a nasal spray, it is considered the fire extinguisher of the opioid epidemic, for use in an emergency, but just one tool in a prevention strategy.
—Rae Ellen Bichell, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
Traditional fire extinguishers found in homes also do not work against lithium-ion battery fires, the department says.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
Fentanyl was smuggled into Los Angeles from Mexico inside of fire extinguishers, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, which charged 17 people in the scheme.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
Naseem disputed that any of the violations under the prior landlord, including broken fire extinguishers, were not addressed, and said the building’s fire alarm system was in working order on the day of the blaze.
—Danny Nguyen, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2023
Know when and how to use a fire extinguisher, and educate yourself on its proper maintenance.
—Makiya Seminera, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2024
Those trucks carried fire extinguishers filled with fentanyl, methamphetamine and heroin, concealed by scrap metal, the DOJ says.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1810, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of fire extinguisher was
in 1810
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“Fire extinguisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20extinguisher. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.
Kids Definition
fire extinguisher
noun
: something used to put out a fire
especially
: a portable or wheeled device for putting out small fires by spraying fire-extinguishing chemicals
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