fire extinguisher
noun
: a portable or wheeled apparatus for putting out small fires by ejecting extinguishing chemicals
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Personnel at the scene eventually used a fire extinguisher to put out the blaze, local reports said.
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Dylan Butts, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Footage released by police showed officers trying to save the driver — subsequently identified as Julie Eibinder — by breaking windows and using fire extinguishers.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Sacramento County health inspectors shut down the Elk Grove Thai restaurant after finding 10 live cockroaches in various life cycles throughout the facility, including behind the white chest freezer and fire extinguisher and below the storage table.
—Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Since the fire was contained in the oven, the crew didn't employ the onboard fire extinguisher.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
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Dylan Butts, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Footage released by police showed officers trying to save the driver — subsequently identified as Julie Eibinder — by breaking windows and using fire extinguishers.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Sacramento County health inspectors shut down the Elk Grove Thai restaurant after finding 10 live cockroaches in various life cycles throughout the facility, including behind the white chest freezer and fire extinguisher and below the storage table.
—Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Since the fire was contained in the oven, the crew didn't employ the onboard fire extinguisher.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Fire extinguisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20extinguisher. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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