fire extinguisher
noun
: a portable or wheeled apparatus for putting out small fires by ejecting extinguishing chemicals
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Some people who stopped tried to use a fire extinguisher to put out the fire but were unsuccessful.
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Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024
Flames spread from the hood all across the front of the car as clouds of smoke and fire extinguisher spray billowed.
—Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2024
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Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024
Flames spread from the hood all across the front of the car as clouds of smoke and fire extinguisher spray billowed.
—Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for fire extinguisher
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“Fire extinguisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20extinguisher. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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