fire extinguisher
noun
: a portable or wheeled apparatus for putting out small fires by ejecting extinguishing chemicals
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The screams attract the attention of passersby, who intervene, one of them armed with a fire extinguisher.
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Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
Initially, there was very little alarm as the game continued and one of three police officers sent to the scene radioed for a fire extinguisher.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 May 2025
According to court documents, her daughter Sarra, who suffered from schizophrenia, stabbed her mother 227 times and ultimately bludgeoned her with a fire extinguisher.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 31 Mar. 2025
The demonstrators emptied fire extinguishers, filling the air with haze.
—Laura Zornosa, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2025
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Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
Initially, there was very little alarm as the game continued and one of three police officers sent to the scene radioed for a fire extinguisher.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 May 2025
According to court documents, her daughter Sarra, who suffered from schizophrenia, stabbed her mother 227 times and ultimately bludgeoned her with a fire extinguisher.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 31 Mar. 2025
The demonstrators emptied fire extinguishers, filling the air with haze.
—Laura Zornosa, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Fire extinguisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20extinguisher. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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