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extinguisher

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ex=tin=guish=er

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun extinguisher has 1 sense

extinguisher(n = noun.artifact) asphyxiator, fire extinguisher - a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires; Array

is a kind of device

Derived form verb extinguish₂

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CIDE DICTIONARY

extinguisher, n.

One who, or that which, extinguishes; esp., a hollow cone or other device for extinguishing a flame, as of a torch or candle. [1913 Webster]

fire extinguisher a portable device designed to deliver chemicals, usually in a stream, that can suppress or extinguish a fire. Examples of fire extinghuishers are a carbon dioxide extinguisher, or CO2 extinguisher, and soda-acid extinguisher.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

extinguisher, n. a person or thing that extinguishes, esp. = fire extinguisher.

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THESAURUS

extinguisher

Foamite, acid, automatic sprinkler, carbon tet, carbon tetrachloride, carbon-dioxide foam, deck gun, deluge set, fire apparatus, fire engine, fire hose, fire hydrant, fireplug, foam, foam extinguisher, hook-and-ladder, ladder pipe, pumper, snorkel, soda, sprinkler, sprinkler head, sprinkler system, super-pumper, water, water cannon, wet blanket

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