fire extinguisher
noun
: a portable or wheeled apparatus for putting out small fires by ejecting extinguishing chemicals
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Cabin crew were able to contain the incident with a fire extinguisher, the newspaper reported.
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Barry Collins, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Staff members barricaded hallways with furniture and used fire extinguishers against troops to keep them from entering the voting chamber.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2024
O’Neal hands James a fire extinguisher and runs out of the kitchen.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Waiting until it’s already caused a human epidemic or pandemic would be like waiting until your house is on fire before purchasing fire extinguishers and figuring out what fire can do.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Barry Collins, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Staff members barricaded hallways with furniture and used fire extinguishers against troops to keep them from entering the voting chamber.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2024
O’Neal hands James a fire extinguisher and runs out of the kitchen.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Waiting until it’s already caused a human epidemic or pandemic would be like waiting until your house is on fire before purchasing fire extinguishers and figuring out what fire can do.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Fire extinguisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20extinguisher. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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