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fire-extinguisher

fire-extinguisher is the alternative form of fire extinguisher.

Meaning of fire extinguisher

Noun

fire extinguisher (plural fire extinguishers)

  1. A device that can be used to put out a fire. Usually a portable cylinder filled with carbon dioxide, dry powder or water, in the latter two cases with some means of pressurising the cylinder to expel the contents.
    • Two fire extinguishers are fitted in the kitchen and one above a corner cupboard in the vestibule.1960 March, “Restaurant Cars for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 166
    Synonyms:
    extinguisher

Forms of fire-extinguisher

pluralfire-extinguishers

Questions about fire-extinguisher

What is fire-extinguisher the alternative form of?
Fire-extinguisher is the alternative form of fire extinguisher.

Words near fire-extinguisher in the dictionary

  1. fire-devils
  2. fire-eater
  3. fire-eaters
  4. fire-escape knot
  5. fire-escape knots
  6. fire-extinguisher
  7. fire-extinguishers
  8. fire-eye
  9. fire-eyed diucon
  10. fire-eyed diucons
  11. fire-eyes

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