fire extinguisher
noun
: a portable or wheeled apparatus for putting out small fires by ejecting extinguishing chemicals
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Lake Mary Fire Department Open House: Activities include EMS demonstration, station tours, practice using a fire extinguisher and CPR demonstration.
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Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
Xavier starts reading the notes — about Atlanta, about the hit Samantha ordered on the scientists, about how to get out of the bunker — but is rudely interrupted when Trent the Librarian slams him over the head with a fire extinguisher and ties him up.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Good news: most small kitchen fires can be stopped with either a fire extinguisher or a fire blanket.
—Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Mar. 2025
After being knocked to the ground, the officer was sprayed in the face with a fire extinguisher by an unknown individual, the documents said.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025
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Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
Xavier starts reading the notes — about Atlanta, about the hit Samantha ordered on the scientists, about how to get out of the bunker — but is rudely interrupted when Trent the Librarian slams him over the head with a fire extinguisher and ties him up.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Good news: most small kitchen fires can be stopped with either a fire extinguisher or a fire blanket.
—Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Mar. 2025
After being knocked to the ground, the officer was sprayed in the face with a fire extinguisher by an unknown individual, the documents said.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 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 Mar. 2025.
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