fire extinguisher

noun

1. a portable container, usually filled with special chemicals for putting out a fire.

fire-extinguisher

noun

1. a portable device for extinguishing fires, usually consisting of a canister with a directional nozzle used to direct a spray of water, chemically generated foam, inert gas, or fine powder onto the fire

Word History and Origins

Origin of fire extinguisher¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

The group said activists used repurposed fire extinguishers to spray the paint and caused "further damage" using crowbars.

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The group said the activists who entered RAF Brize Norton used repurposed fire extinguishers to spray red paint into the planes' engines.

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CIF officials stripped the state title from a high school sprinter for her ‘unsportsmanlike’ celebration with a fire extinguisher.

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Capitol Police officers were attacked by rioters with weapons including metal batons, wooden planks, flagpoles, fire extinguishers and pepper spray.

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She was stripped of that title after she used a fire extinguisher to spray her cleats while on the field inside the track moments after the race.

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