Definition of fire extinguisher
: a portable or wheeled apparatus for putting out small fires by ejecting extinguishing chemicals
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Someone from the back came out with a fire extinguisher and put out the fire.
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Eliseu also said Sugrue beat him with a fire extinguisher.
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In response, apparently trying to protect himself, Daniels was accused of striking the delivery driver’s vehicle with a fire extinguisher.
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To address the safety hazard posed by his flamethrower, the device will come with fire extinguisher.
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The people on board used the craft's fire extinguisher to put out the fire before the arrival of the Lake Orion Village Fire Department.
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In March, building inspectors cited the Berrada company that owns the property for 14 violations, including missing or broken doors, holes in the walls, missing fire extinguishers and roaches.
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Someone stole two fire extinguishers valued at $100 from the 500 block of North Kenilworth Avenue between 4:30 p.m. June 7 and 5 a.m. June 8.
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Citations included inadequate heat, broken windows, lack of fire extinguishers, lack of secure, locking outside doors and infestations of rodents or bed bugs.
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First Known Use of fire extinguisher
1810
FIRE EXTINGUISHER Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of fire extinguisher for English Language Learners
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: a metal container filled with chemicals that is used to put out a fire
FIRE EXTINGUISHER Defined for Kids
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Definition of fire extinguisher for Students
: something (as a container filled with chemicals) used to put out a fire
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