fire extinguisher

3 definitions found

fire 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]

fire extinguisher - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  fire extinguisher
      n 1: a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires
           [syn: fire extinguisher, extinguisher, asphyxiator]

fire extinguisher - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  28 Moby Thesaurus words for "fire extinguisher":
     Foamite, acid, automatic sprinkler, carbon tet,
     carbon tetrachloride, carbon-dioxide foam, deck gun, deluge set,
     extinguisher, fire apparatus, fire engine, fire hose, fire hydrant,
     fireplug, foam, foam extinguisher, hook-and-ladder, ladder pipe,
     pumper, snorkel, soda, sprinkler, sprinkler head, sprinkler system,
     super-pumper, water, water cannon, wet blanket