Search Result for "fire_extinguisher":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires;
[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):

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