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FIRE EXTINGUISHER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fire extinguisher mean?
• FIRE EXTINGUISHER (noun)
The noun FIRE EXTINGUISHER has 1 sense:
1. a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires
Familiarity information: FIRE EXTINGUISHER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A manually operated device for extinguishing small fires
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
asphyxiator; extinguisher; fire extinguisher
Hypernyms ("fire extinguisher" is a kind of...):
device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)
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