Extinguisher

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One that extinguishes, especially:
  • n. Any of various portable mechanical devices for spraying and extinguishing a fire with chemicals.
  • n. A small metal cone or cup on a long handle, used for snuffing out candles; a snuffer.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Anything that extinguishes something; but especially a fire extinguisher
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One who, or that which, extinguishes; esp., a hollow cone or other device for extinguishing a flame, as of a torch or candle.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who or that which extinguishes, or suppresses or puts out of existence.
  • n. A portable apparatus for extinguishing fire. See fire-extinguisher.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    device   
    Cross Reference
    chemical extinguisher   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    sprinkler    flashlight    canister    searchlight   
     
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