fire extinguisher
noun
: a portable or wheeled apparatus for putting out small fires by ejecting extinguishing chemicals
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After being taken into the hallway, police allege in the affidavit that Babij attempted to attack the witnesses with a fire extinguisher.
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Liam Quinn, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Passenger Adriana Novello, 22, said in a video shared with ABC News that she was seated in an exit row on the flight and was sleeping when she was awakened by one of the flight attendants jumping on her seat to get the fire extinguisher.
—Clara McMichael, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2025
The duties, which impose a 50% charge on imports, will include more than 400 additional product categories, such as fire extinguishers, machinery and construction materials.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
Deodorant, butter knives, baby strollers and fire extinguishers had been excluded — but not anymore.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
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Liam Quinn, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Passenger Adriana Novello, 22, said in a video shared with ABC News that she was seated in an exit row on the flight and was sleeping when she was awakened by one of the flight attendants jumping on her seat to get the fire extinguisher.
—Clara McMichael, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2025
The duties, which impose a 50% charge on imports, will include more than 400 additional product categories, such as fire extinguishers, machinery and construction materials.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
Deodorant, butter knives, baby strollers and fire extinguishers had been excluded — but not anymore.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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