fire extinguisher

noun

: a portable or wheeled apparatus for putting out small fires by ejecting extinguishing chemicals

Examples of fire extinguisher in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Don't the odds of a log truck coming undone and causing mega highway pile-up feel plausible, compared to a gust of wind blowing a weather vane that bounces off a fire extinguisher to then eviscerate my grandmother from the back of the head, killing her on the spot? —Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 26 July 2025

The Crystal Towers residents are pushing to receive fire extinguishers in each unit, unexpired fire suppression hoods, (devices that fit over stove tops to contain fires) and maintained elevators for elderly and disabled residents. —Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2025

Keep a bucket of water, hose or a fire extinguisher on hand. —Kansas City Star, 5 July 2025

Topics will include hazard and risk identification, having communication and reunification plans, utility services disruption, using fire extinguishers and more. —Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 3 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

fire extinguisher

noun

: something used to put out a fire

especially : a portable or wheeled device for putting out small fires by spraying fire-extinguishing chemicals