fire extinguisher
noun
: a portable or wheeled apparatus for putting out small fires by ejecting extinguishing chemicals
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On their way out — as security guards approach armed with fire extinguishers — one of the sprinters stops and dances to celebrate their successful escape, a move reminiscent of a taunt from the video game Fortnite.
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James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Travis Whitson grabbed a fire extinguisher and tried to keep the flames from spreading to the deck.
—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
What's more, because the battery creates its own oxygen during this reaction, traditional fire extinguishers often can't put it out.
—New Atlas, 15 Apr. 2026
First, Johnson used the fire extinguisher to get the flames under control.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
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James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Travis Whitson grabbed a fire extinguisher and tried to keep the flames from spreading to the deck.
—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
What's more, because the battery creates its own oxygen during this reaction, traditional fire extinguishers often can't put it out.
—New Atlas, 15 Apr. 2026
First, Johnson used the fire extinguisher to get the flames under control.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
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 1 May. 2026.
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