extinguisher
noun
a person or thing that extinguishes.
extinguishers
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pluralof extinguisher.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Nearby, employees of the Union shopping mall practised using fire extinguishers to put out flames within a controlled pit, under the guidance of firefighters.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Local officials inspected the venue in April and found it to be fully equipped with two fire exits, exit signs, emergency lights and fire extinguishers, said Chadchart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
“We went through seven fire extinguishers but we saved the car, which was on a lift,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
"We've been conditioned to believe that there are fire sprinklers or extinguishers nearby, right? I remember thinking at one point, 'We're all going to get wet'. Obviously that didn't happen."
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2026
There were some condemned head-dresses lying in disgrace—strange shapes of starch like candle extinguishers, and meringues, and the double horns of cows.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
