fire extinguisher
noun
: a portable or wheeled apparatus for putting out small fires by ejecting extinguishing chemicals
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Police have arrested a man in connection with a street takeover in East Haven in November where multiple people climbed on top of a police cruiser and a fire extinguisher was thrown at it.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
Showing slick moves and wielding a fire extinguisher, tech specialist McGee has been jumping into the fray over the past seasons.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Cities can, but don’t have to, require smoke detectors, carbon monoxide alarms and fire extinguishers.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
Anything that, say, the cultish brand Supreme stamped its blocky logo on—a brick, a voodoo doll, a functional fire extinguisher—and issued as a drop became an overnight fetish object.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
Showing slick moves and wielding a fire extinguisher, tech specialist McGee has been jumping into the fray over the past seasons.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Cities can, but don’t have to, require smoke detectors, carbon monoxide alarms and fire extinguishers.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
Anything that, say, the cultish brand Supreme stamped its blocky logo on—a brick, a voodoo doll, a functional fire extinguisher—and issued as a drop became an overnight fetish object.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Fire extinguisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20extinguisher. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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