fire extinguisher
noun
: a portable or wheeled apparatus for putting out small fires by ejecting extinguishing chemicals
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Officers taking refuge under the bridge responded with fire extinguishers to douse the flames.
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Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 9 June 2025
According to a press release from Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW), a neighbor was later able to chase the moose away using a fire extinguisher.
—Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 5 June 2025
And onboard fire extinguishers should be kept within reach and up to date.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2025
As part of their plan to take over Hamilton Hall, the suit states that protesters gathered information about the building beforehand, and even had detailed maps that contained the locations of fire extinguishers, water fountains, and electrical panels.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 9 June 2025
According to a press release from Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW), a neighbor was later able to chase the moose away using a fire extinguisher.
—Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 5 June 2025
And onboard fire extinguishers should be kept within reach and up to date.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2025
As part of their plan to take over Hamilton Hall, the suit states that protesters gathered information about the building beforehand, and even had detailed maps that contained the locations of fire extinguishers, water fountains, and electrical panels.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fire extinguisher
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“Fire extinguisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20extinguisher. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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