fire extinguisher
noun
: a portable or wheeled apparatus for putting out small fires by ejecting extinguishing chemicals
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Lake Mary Fire Department Open House: Activities include EMS demonstration, station tours, practice using a fire extinguisher and CPR demonstration.
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Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
As the fire starts to spread wider, someone can be seen attempting to put it out with a fire extinguisher, but the flames and smoke continue to spread too quickly.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 17 Mar. 2025
According to the outlet, the victim ran roughly 100 feet while on fire before someone used a fire extinguisher on him.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
Two sprays of yellow fire extinguisher chemicals were still visible on the ground along 41st St.
About a block away, tourists and onlookers gathered to watch the NYC Half Marathon.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
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Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
As the fire starts to spread wider, someone can be seen attempting to put it out with a fire extinguisher, but the flames and smoke continue to spread too quickly.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 17 Mar. 2025
According to the outlet, the victim ran roughly 100 feet while on fire before someone used a fire extinguisher on him.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
Two sprays of yellow fire extinguisher chemicals were still visible on the ground along 41st St.
About a block away, tourists and onlookers gathered to watch the NYC Half Marathon.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Fire extinguisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20extinguisher. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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