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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Finally, Ford stopped the bus, evacuated the students and put out the fire with a fire extinguisher, according to the declaration.
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Eric Levenson, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024
In a phone interview, the farm’s owner told me that the house was routinely inspected by a third party who, just a few weeks before the fire, had ensured there were working smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors and fire extinguishers.
—Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 29 Feb. 2024
Heat and explosion from the batteries can cause the fires that are then difficult to extinguish with water or traditional fire extinguishers.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
During a follow-up November 2022 inspection there, the county inspector found the fire extinguishers had not been serviced since May 2019.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
That’s wrong and dangerous Feb. 12, 2024 After crossing the border, the trucks involved in the smuggling scheme would continue up to Los Angeles, where a courier would take the fire extinguishers for distribution, the Justice Department alleges.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
In February, the U.S. Justice Department arrested 17 people in a scheme to smuggle fentanyl into the U.S. inside fire extinguishers.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
One person can be seen grabbing a half-dozen purses as another shoots the fire extinguisher around the store, filling the air with a gray haze.
—Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Additional responsibilities include performing preventative maintenance on all Airport sliding glass doors, fire extinguishers, perimeter gates and overhead doors throughout the terminals and concourses.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 9 Feb. 2024
Eric Levenson, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024
In a phone interview, the farm’s owner told me that the house was routinely inspected by a third party who, just a few weeks before the fire, had ensured there were working smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors and fire extinguishers.
—Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 29 Feb. 2024
Heat and explosion from the batteries can cause the fires that are then difficult to extinguish with water or traditional fire extinguishers.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
During a follow-up November 2022 inspection there, the county inspector found the fire extinguishers had not been serviced since May 2019.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
That’s wrong and dangerous Feb. 12, 2024 After crossing the border, the trucks involved in the smuggling scheme would continue up to Los Angeles, where a courier would take the fire extinguishers for distribution, the Justice Department alleges.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
In February, the U.S. Justice Department arrested 17 people in a scheme to smuggle fentanyl into the U.S. inside fire extinguishers.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
One person can be seen grabbing a half-dozen purses as another shoots the fire extinguisher around the store, filling the air with a gray haze.
—Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Additional responsibilities include performing preventative maintenance on all Airport sliding glass doors, fire extinguishers, perimeter gates and overhead doors throughout the terminals and concourses.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 9 Feb. 2024
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