Fire-extinguisher definition
A portable apparatus containing chemicals that can be discharged in a rapid stream to extinguish a small fire.
noun
A portable device containing chemicals that can be sprayed on a fire to put it out.
noun
A device that can be used to put out a fire. Usually a 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.
noun
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
fire-extinguisher
Plural:
fire-extinguishers