Extinguisher

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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