fire extinguisher
noun
: a portable or wheeled apparatus for putting out small fires by ejecting extinguishing chemicals
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Staff inside the restaurant also grabbed multiple fire extinguishers to fight the small blaze, Thomas said.
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John Wenzel, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
Make sure there are no overhanging limbs that could combust, cut back and remove nearby grasses, brambles, and underbrush, and have a fire extinguisher ready to deal with any embers that float away.
—Steven John, Architectural Digest, 13 Feb. 2026
The facility’s fire extinguisher was not secured to a rigid structure.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
february 13, Sacbee.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Cities can, but don’t have to, require smoke detectors, carbon monoxide alarms and fire extinguishers.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
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John Wenzel, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
Make sure there are no overhanging limbs that could combust, cut back and remove nearby grasses, brambles, and underbrush, and have a fire extinguisher ready to deal with any embers that float away.
—Steven John, Architectural Digest, 13 Feb. 2026
The facility’s fire extinguisher was not secured to a rigid structure.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
february 13, Sacbee.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Cities can, but don’t have to, require smoke detectors, carbon monoxide alarms and fire extinguishers.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 10 Feb. 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 22 Feb. 2026.
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