'fire extinguisher' definitions:
Definition of 'fire extinguisher'
(from WordNet)
noun
A manually operated device for extinguishing small fires [syn: fire extinguisher, extinguisher, asphyxiator]
Definition of 'fire extinguisher'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'fire extinguisher'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- Foamite,
- hook-and-ladder,
- ladder pipe,
- pumper,
- snorkel,
- soda,
- sprinkler,
- sprinkler head,
- sprinkler system,
- super-pumper,
- water,
- water cannon,
- wet blanket