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[syn: fire extinguisher, extinguisher, asphyxiator]
The 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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
extinguisher
n 1: a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires
[syn: fire extinguisher, extinguisher, asphyxiator]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
27 Moby Thesaurus words for "extinguisher":
Foamite, acid, automatic sprinkler, carbon tet,
carbon tetrachloride, carbon-dioxide foam, deck gun, deluge set,
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