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How to use extinguisher in a sentence

10 example sentences · noun

Extinguisher means a fire extinguisher. Example: “Employees shall be familiarized with the use of a fire extinguisher in incipient stage fire fighting.”

More sentences with extinguisher

  • Employees shall be familiarized with the use of a fire extinguisher in incipient stage fire fighting.From the entry incipient
  • Can you hand me that screwdriver? Wait, never mind, give me the fire extinguisher instead.From the entry never mind
  • We routinely test the fire extinguishers but no one ever expects them to fail.From the entry routinely
  • 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. From the entry fire extinguisher
  • Douglas Oelschlager was the can man, bringing up extinguishers.2006, Jim Dwyer, Kevin Flynn, 102 Minutes, →ISBN, page 199. From the entry can man
  • Have a good-sized pitcher of water nearby, and bring the fire extinguisher in from the kitchen, just in case.2004, Victoria Moran, “December 27: The Burning Bowl”, in Younger by the Day: 365 Ways to Rejuvenate Your Body and Revitalize Your Spirit…. From the entry fire extinguisher
  • The tests with foamite extinguishers was conducted in the same manner as the previous test with carbon tetrachloride.1921, Arno Carl Fieldner, Gases Produced in the Use of Carbon Tetrachloride and Foamite Fire Extinguishers in Mines, page 4. From the entry foamite
  • This covered where the emergency position-indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) was located, how to make a mayday call, and where the fire extinguishers were.2025 October 21, Rose George, “‘I knew in my head we were dying’: the last voyage of the Scandies Rose”, in The Guardian. From the entry waterproof
  • Next she doused the smouldering troll with the contents of the restaurant's fire extinguisher, hoping the icy powder wouldn't revive the sleeping behemoth.2001, Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl, page 58. From the entry behemoth
  • Fire districts were established with restrictions for buildings, wells provided the first water supplies, and fire equipment was limited to the hand-carried variety—buckets, pails, fire extinguishers, etc.2003, Michael J. Legeros, Raleigh and Wake County Firefighting, →ISBN, page 1909. From the entry hand-carried

Meaning of extinguisher

  1. noun A fire extinguisher.
  2. noun A small hollow conical instrument for putting out a candle.

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Questions about extinguisher in a sentence

How do you use extinguisher in a sentence?
Extinguisher is used as a noun. For example: “Employees shall be familiarized with the use of a fire extinguisher in incipient stage fire fighting.”
What is a short sentence with extinguisher?
“Douglas Oelschlager was the can man, bringing up extinguishers.”
What does extinguisher mean?
Extinguisher means a fire extinguisher.

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