extinguisher

/iks'tiɳgwiʃə/

Thân thiện

A firefighter holds a red fire extinguisher in a training exercise.

Definition

Noun: A portable device that discharges a jet of water, foam, gas, or other material to put out a small fire.

Usage

An extinguisher is a fire safety tool. It is operated manually by a person. It is used to control or put out small fires before they grow larger. It is commonly found in buildings, vehicles, and workplaces.

Examples

• Noun:
  • Every kitchen should have a fire extinguisher mounted on the wall.
  • He grabbed the extinguisher and put out the electrical fire.
  • The office manager checked the pressure gauge on all the extinguishers.

Advanced Usage

• "To discharge an extinguisher": To operate it, causing the contents to be released.
  • When you discharge the extinguisher, aim at the base of the flames.
• "Extinguisher training": Instruction on how to properly use a fire extinguisher.
  • All employees must complete annual extinguisher training.

Variants and Related Words

• Fire extinguisher (noun phrase): The full, most common term for the device.
  • The building code requires a fire extinguisher on every floor.
• Extinguish (verb): To put out a fire, light, or hope.
  • Firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze.
• Extinguishable (adjective): Capable of being put out.
  • Not all fires are easily extinguishable.

Synonyms

• Fire putter-outer (informal)
• Flame suppressor

Related Phrases

• "PASS method": A common acronym (Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep) for operating a fire extinguisher.
  • Remember the PASS method when using an extinguisher.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires

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