fire extinguisher

noun

: a portable or wheeled apparatus for putting out small fires by ejecting extinguishing chemicals

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All my dad did was teach me how to change a tire and use a fire extinguisher. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026 Salazar said the man also threw a fire extinguisher from the 10th floor of a high-rise building. — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 Apart from the Syrian with the fire extinguisher, there were no young or middle-aged men. — Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026 One passerby had a fire extinguisher and used it to put out the blaze on the vehicle's undercarriage. — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for fire extinguisher

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1810, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fire extinguisher was in 1810

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fire extinguisher

noun

: something used to put out a fire

especially : a portable or wheeled device for putting out small fires by spraying fire-extinguishing chemicals

fire extinguisher

noun

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