fire extinguisher
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- noun
- /ˈfaɪər ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃər/
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extintor
- The fire extinguisher was placed near the exit for easy access in an emergency.
- use a fire extinguisher
- get a fire extinguisher
- grab a fire extinguisher
And my sister was trying to get the fire extinguisher going.
- And my sister was trying to get the fire extinguisher going.
- But then there was talk of do we have a fire extinguisher?
- And I was behind a tempered glass house that I could point my fire extinguisher out of.
- As we meet some walking through the hallway, I've grabbed the fire extinguisher and just went just sprayed them.
- Just like a fire extinguisher or a first aid kit, it's just good to have one on hand at all times.
- So I I made it my mission to figure out why that's a problem, why you can't put out a metal fire with a water fire extinguisher.
- Like, oh it's the first painting ever to be done with a fire extinguisher, Great.
Examples
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And in this pouch, Kennon keeps a little fire extinguisher, which is probably a good idea if you have an older Italian car.
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I assume there are fire extinguishers all around station.
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Do you have a fire extinguisher in your office?
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Do either of you know how to work a fire extinguisher?
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Probably a good idea to have a fire extinguisher around.
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Hope you brought your fire extinguisher.
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Just like a fire extinguisher or a first aid kit, it's just good to have one on hand at all times.
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Make sure you note that they don't have the proper fire extinguishers.
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Fire alarms, as well as fire extinguishers, should be made readily available in the home.
Academic text (2007) -
Bethany darts out of bed and dashes out of the room, quickly returning with a fire extinguisher.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
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A portable tool that puts out small fires with water or foam
A tool or substance used to put out fires like those in a kitchen
A tool you hold to put out small fires by stopping the air
How Powerful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a device for putting out fires' is directly derivable from combining 'fire' with 'extinguisher' because 'extinguisher' is an agentive noun from 'extinguish' (to put out), so the compound denotes a device that extinguishes fires. This is a transparent, productive noun‑noun composition found cross‑linguistically and uses high‑frequency words, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Fire extinguisher comes from a simple image: fire is the flame and an extinguisher is a tool that 'puts out' that flame. Imagine pointing a small can and spraying to stop a fire — that's why the phrase means a device for 'putting out' small fires.