fire extinguisher

noun

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

Examples of fire extinguisher in a Sentence

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Personnel at the scene eventually used a fire extinguisher to put out the blaze, local reports said. 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 See All Example Sentences for fire extinguisher

Word History

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fire extinguisher was in 1810

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“Fire extinguisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20extinguisher. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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

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