carbon dioxide extinguisher

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carbon dioxide extinguisher - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Extinguisher \Ex*tin"guish*er\, n.
     One who, or that which, extinguishes; esp., a hollow cone or
     other device for extinguishing a flame, as of a torch or
     candle.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     fire extinguisher a portable device designed to deliver
        chemicals, usually in a stream, that can suppress or
        extinguish a fire. Examples of fire extinghuishers are a
        carbon dioxide extinguisher, or CO2 extinguisher, and
        soda-acid extinguisher.
        [PJC]