fire extinguisher
noun
: a portable or wheeled apparatus for putting out small fires by ejecting extinguishing chemicals
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The fight escalated and the man was hit over the head with a fire extinguisher, causing fatal injuries, according to authorities.
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Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
This is a backwards approach and is the equivalent of waiting until the house is on fire before deciding to purchase a fire extinguisher.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Officers taking refuge under the bridge responded with fire extinguishers to douse the flames.
—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
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Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
This is a backwards approach and is the equivalent of waiting until the house is on fire before deciding to purchase a fire extinguisher.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Officers taking refuge under the bridge responded with fire extinguishers to douse the flames.
—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
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 6 Jul. 2025.
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