fire extinguisher
noun
: a portable or wheeled apparatus for putting out small fires by ejecting extinguishing chemicals
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Since the fire was contained in the oven, the crew didn't employ the onboard fire extinguisher.
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
Footage shared to the restaurant's social media page showed customers and employees running for cover as the blaze began, just before someone pulls out a fire extinguisher from behind the counter to put it out.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025
Having fire extinguishers on hand and learning how to use them.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
After being taken into the hallway, police allege in the affidavit that Babij attempted to attack the witnesses with a fire extinguisher.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
Footage shared to the restaurant's social media page showed customers and employees running for cover as the blaze began, just before someone pulls out a fire extinguisher from behind the counter to put it out.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025
Having fire extinguishers on hand and learning how to use them.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
After being taken into the hallway, police allege in the affidavit that Babij attempted to attack the witnesses with a fire extinguisher.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Fire extinguisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20extinguisher. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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